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empagliflozin

US/ˌɛm.pəɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/

empagliflozin noun: an orally available competitive inhibitor of sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2; SLC5A2) with antihyperglycemic activity.

empagliflozin: an orally available competitive inhibitor of sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2; SLC5A2) with...
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Noun

empagliflozin (uncountable)

  1. An orally available competitive inhibitor of sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2; SLC5A2) with antihyperglycemic activity.

Origin of empagliflozin

From empa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

Questions about empagliflozin

What does empagliflozin mean?
Empagliflozin means an orally available competitive inhibitor of sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2; SLC5A2) with antihyperglycemic activity.
What part of speech is empagliflozin?
Empagliflozin is a noun.
How do you pronounce empagliflozin?
Empagliflozin is pronounced /ˌɛm.pəɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/ (US).

Words near empagliflozin in the dictionary

  1. empacketed
  2. empacketing
  3. empackets
  4. empadão
  5. empaestic
  6. empagliflozin
  7. empair
  8. empaire
  9. empaired
  10. empaires
  11. empairing

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