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allopurinol

UK/ˌæl.ə(ʊ)ˈpjʊə.ɹɪn.ɒl/US/ˌæl.oʊˈpjʊɹ.əˌnɔl/

allopurinol noun: a synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.

allopurinol: a synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions
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Noun

allopurinol (countable and uncountable, plural allopurinols)

  1. A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.

Forms of allopurinol

pluralallopurinols

Origin of allopurinol

From allo- (“other”) + purine + -ol.

Questions about allopurinol

What does allopurinol mean?
Allopurinol means a synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
What part of speech is allopurinol?
Allopurinol is a noun.
How do you pronounce allopurinol?
Allopurinol is pronounced /ˌæl.ə(ʊ)ˈpjʊə.ɹɪn.ɒl/ (UK).
What is the plural of allopurinol?
The plural of allopurinol is allopurinols.

Words near allopurinol in the dictionary

  1. alloprotein
  2. alloproteins
  3. allopsychic
  4. allopumiliotoxin
  5. allopumiliotoxins
  6. allopurinol
  7. allopurinols
  8. allopyranose
  9. allopyranoside
  10. allopyranosides
  11. alloquial

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