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cetirizine

/sɛˈtɪɹ.ɪˌzin/

cetirizine noun: a major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.

Noun

cetirizine (uncountable)

  1. A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.

Forms of cetirizine

alternative formcetiricin

Origin of cetirizine

From (a)cet(ic acid)[Term?] + -izine (“diphenylmethylpiperazine derivative”).

Words formed from cetirizine

Questions about cetirizine

What does cetirizine mean?
Cetirizine means a major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.
What part of speech is cetirizine?
Cetirizine is a noun.
How do you pronounce cetirizine?
Cetirizine is pronounced /sɛˈtɪɹ.ɪˌzin/ (US).

Words near cetirizine in the dictionary

  1. cetiosaur
  2. cetiosaurid
  3. cetiosaurids
  4. cetiosaurs
  5. cetiricin
  6. cetirizine
  7. Ceto
  8. cetohexazine
  9. cetoleic
  10. cetoleic acid
  11. cetological

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