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indometacin

UK/ˌɪn.dəʊˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/US/ˌɪn.doʊˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/

indometacin noun: a compound with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties, used chiefly to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout.

indometacin: a compound with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties, used chiefly to treat...
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Noun

indometacin (uncountable)

  1. A compound with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties, used chiefly to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout.

Forms of indometacin

alternative UK USindomethacin

Origin of indometacin

From indo(le) + meth(yl) + ac(etic acid) + -in.

Words formed from indometacin

Questions about indometacin

What does indometacin mean?
Indometacin means a compound with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties, used chiefly to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
What part of speech is indometacin?
Indometacin is a noun.
How do you pronounce indometacin?
Indometacin is pronounced /ˌɪn.dəʊˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/ (UK).

Words near indometacin in the dictionary

  1. indomable
  2. Indomalaya
  3. Indomalayan
  4. Indomalayan realm
  5. Indomania
  6. indometacin
  7. indomethacin
  8. indomethacins
  9. indominable
  10. indomitability
  11. indomitable

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