n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' man-t ə - ˌ d ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary amantad- (alter. of adamantane, C 10 H 16 ) + am ine
Date: 1964
: a drug used especially as the hydrochloride C 10 H 17 N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenza virus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells