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-coxib

UK/ˈkɒk.sɪb/US/ˈkɑk.sɪb/

-coxib suffix: used to form names of selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors.

Suffix

-coxib

  1. Used to form names of selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors.

Origin of -coxib

Contraction of COX inhibitor.

Questions about -coxib

What does -coxib mean?
-coxib means used to form names of selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors.
What part of speech is -coxib?
-coxib is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -coxib?
-coxib is pronounced /ˈkɒk.sɪb/ (UK).

Words near -coxib in the dictionary

  1. -cort
  2. -cort-
  3. -cos-
  4. -cosa-
  5. -cosm
  6. -coxib
  7. -cracies
  8. -cracy
  9. -craft
  10. -crafts
  11. -crasy

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