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diphenoxylate

US/ˌdaɪˌfɛnˈɑk.səˌleɪt/

diphenoxylate noun: an antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.

diphenoxylate: an antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the...
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Noun

diphenoxylate (uncountable)

  1. An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.

Origin of diphenoxylate

Blend of diphenyl + carboxylate.

Words formed from diphenoxylate

Questions about diphenoxylate

What does diphenoxylate mean?
Diphenoxylate means an antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
What part of speech is diphenoxylate?
Diphenoxylate is a noun.
How do you pronounce diphenoxylate?
Diphenoxylate is pronounced /ˌdaɪˌfɛnˈɑk.səˌleɪt/ (US).

Words near diphenoxylate in the dictionary

  1. diphenism
  2. diphenol
  3. diphenoloxidase
  4. diphenoloxidases
  5. diphenols
  6. diphenoxylate
  7. diphenyl
  8. diphenyl ether
  9. diphenylacetyl
  10. diphenylacetylene
  11. diphenylacetylenes

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