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colestyramine

US/koʊˌlɛs.təˈɹæˌmin/

colestyramine noun: a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients.

colestyramine: a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used...
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Noun

colestyramine (uncountable)

  1. A strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients.

Forms of colestyramine

alternative formcholestyramine

Origin of colestyramine

From chole(sterol) + styrene + -amine.

Questions about colestyramine

What does colestyramine mean?
Colestyramine means a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients.
What part of speech is colestyramine?
Colestyramine is a noun.
How do you pronounce colestyramine?
Colestyramine is pronounced /koʊˌlɛs.təˈɹæˌmin/ (US).

Words near colestyramine in the dictionary

  1. colestilan
  2. colestimide
  3. colestipol
  4. colestolone
  5. colestrum
  6. colestyramine
  7. Colesworth
  8. colet
  9. coleta
  10. coletas
  11. colethal

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