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-pitant

/pɪt.ənt/

-pitant suffix: used to form names of neurokinin NK₁ (substance P) receptor antagonists.

Suffix

-pitant

  1. Used to form names of neurokinin NK₁ (substance P) receptor antagonists.

Origin of -pitant

From pi- (“letter P”) + -tant (“neurokinin receptor antagonist”).

Questions about -pitant

What does -pitant mean?
-pitant means used to form names of neurokinin NK₁ (substance P) receptor antagonists.
What part of speech is -pitant?
-pitant is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -pitant?
-pitant is pronounced /pɪt.ənt/.

Words near -pitant in the dictionary

  1. -phytes
  2. -pidem
  3. -pilled
  4. -pine
  5. -piprazole
  6. -pitant
  7. -plasia
  8. -plasm
  9. -plast
  10. -plasty
  11. -plasy

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