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vaccine
English
Etymology
From Latin vacc?nus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vacc?na (“cowpox”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) /?væk.si?n/, /?væk.s?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /væk?si?n/,
Noun
vaccine (countable and uncountable, plural vaccines)
- (immunology) A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute.
- The process of vaccination.
- My dog has had two vaccines this year.
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- immunization
- inoculation
- shot
Translations
References
Danish
Noun
vaccine c (singular definite vaccinen, plural indefinite vacciner)
- vaccine
Declension
Related terms
- vaccination
- vaccinere
References
- “vaccine” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Verb
vaccine
- inflection of vacciner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Adjective
vaccine f pl
- feminine plural of vaccino
Anagrams
- vinacce
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antiviral
English
Etymology
anti- +? viral
Adjective
antiviral (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
- (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
Alternative forms
- anti-viral
Translations
Noun
antiviral (plural antivirals)
- (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ti.vi.?al/
Adjective
antiviral (feminine singular antivirale, masculine plural antiviraux, feminine plural antivirales)
- antiviral
German
Etymology
anti- +? viral
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antivi??a?l/
- Hyphenation: an?ti?vi?ral
Adjective
antiviral (not comparable)
- (medicine) antiviral
Declension
Further reading
- “antiviral” in Duden online
Portuguese
Etymology
From anti- +? viral.
Adjective
antiviral m or f (plural antivirais, comparable)
- (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)
Noun
antiviral m (plural antivirais)
- (pharmacology) a drug that acts against virus infections
Romanian
Etymology
From French antiviral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.ti.vi?ral/
Adjective
antiviral m or n (feminine singular antiviral?, masculine plural antivirali, feminine and neuter plural antivirale)
- (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)
Further reading
- antiviral in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
From anti- +? viral.
Adjective
antiviral (plural antivirales)
- antiviral
- Synonym: antivírico
Further reading
- “antiviral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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