Meanings
adjectiveantiflu (not comparable)
- not comparableActing against or serving to prevent flu.
Though food supplies continue to be normal and shoppers calm, pharmacies have been running short of antiflu drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza, often sold here without prescriptions, of sanitizing gels and wipes and of the surgical masks that have become a common sight on streets and in the subway.
2009 May 3, Larry Rohter, “In Capital of Mexico, Cabin Fever Takes Hold”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Polish antygrypowy, przeciwgrypowy
- antygrypowyacting against or serving to prevent flu
- przeciwgrypowyacting against or serving to prevent flu
Portuguese antigripal
- antigripalacting against or serving to prevent flu
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APA
antiflu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiflu
MLA
“antiflu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiflu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiflu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiflu.
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