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flecainide

US/flɛˈkeɪˌnaɪd/

flecainide noun: an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its acetate C₁₇H₂₀F₆N₂O₃·C₂H₄O₂ especially to treat serious ventricular arrhythmias.

flecainide: an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its acetate C₁₇H₂₀F₆N₂O₃·C₂H₄O₂ especially to...
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Noun

flecainide (uncountable)

  1. An antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its acetate C₁₇H₂₀F₆N₂O₃·C₂H₄O₂ especially to treat serious ventricular arrhythmias.

Origin of flecainide

From (tri)fl(uoro)e(thoxy) + -cain- + (am)ide.

Words formed from flecainide

  • flecainide acetate

Questions about flecainide

What does flecainide mean?
Flecainide means an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its acetate C₁₇H₂₀F₆N₂O₃·C₂H₄O₂ especially to treat serious ventricular arrhythmias.
What part of speech is flecainide?
Flecainide is a noun.
How do you pronounce flecainide?
Flecainide is pronounced /flɛˈkeɪˌnaɪd/ (US).

Words near flecainide in the dictionary

  1. fleasome
  2. fleaweed
  3. fleawort
  4. fleaworts
  5. flebography
  6. flecainide
  7. Flecha
  8. Flechas
  9. fleche
  10. fleche faitiere
  11. fleched

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