Main Entry:

aman·ta·dine

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈman-tə-ˌdēn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

International Scientific Vocabulary amantad- (alteration of adamantane, C₁₀H₁₆) + amine

Date:

1964

: a drug used especially as the hydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenza virus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells