ribavirin
/ˌrʌɪbəˈvʌɪrɪn/Pharmacology
noun
A synthetic analogue of guanosine that inhibits viral nucleic acid synthesis and is used especially in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection and chronic hepatitis C.
- Formula: C8H12N4O5..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Biochemistry. From rib- + -a- (probably as connective element) + vir- + -in.