n :  an antiviral agent C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄·H₂O derived from adenine and arabinoside and used esp. to treat keratitis and encephalitis caused by the herpes simplex virus - called also adenine arabinoside , ara-A  .
 
 
 
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