What does "amantadine" mean?

A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenzavirus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells.

What is a synonym for "amantadine"?

Common synonyms include: adamantylamine, adamantylamine.

How do you pronounce "amantadine"?

Pronounced //əˈmæn.təˌdin//.

Amantadine

//əˈmæn.təˌdin// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenzavirus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells.

Synonyms

All synonyms

adamantylamine adamantylamine

Etymology

From amantad- (“alteration of adamantane”) + -ine.

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