Definition of "adamantane" [adamantane]

• A polycyclic hydrocarbon, C10H16, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives (noun)

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• "So, there's a class of drugs called the adamantane drugs, what is called rimantadine and amantadine."
• "The stockpile has 40 million treatment courses of Tamiflu, 10 million courses of Relenza and nearly three million courses of an adamantane."
• "My main interests were natural compounds, from adamantane and aialoids to rifamycins and boromycin."