loperamide
UK/ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/US/loʊˈpɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/
loperamide noun: a synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies.
Noun
loperamide (uncountable)
- A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies.
Origin of loperamide
From (ch)lo(ro)- + (pi)per(idine) + -amide.
Words formed from loperamide
- loperamide hydrochloride
Questions about loperamide
- What does loperamide mean?
- Loperamide means a synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies.
- What part of speech is loperamide?
- Loperamide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce loperamide?
- Loperamide is pronounced /ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/ (UK).
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