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losartan

/loʊˈsɑɹˌtæn/

losartan noun: an antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its potassium salt C₂₂H₂₂ClKN₆O and blocks the action of the physiologically active form of angiotensin.

losartan: an antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its potassium salt C₂₂H₂₂ClKN₆O and...
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Noun

losartan (uncountable)

  1. An antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its potassium salt C₂₂H₂₂ClKN₆O and blocks the action of the physiologically active form of angiotensin.

Origin of losartan

From (ch)lo(ro)- + -sartan (“selective angiotensin receptor antagonist”).

Words formed from losartan

  • potassium losartan

Questions about losartan

What does losartan mean?
Losartan means an antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its potassium salt C₂₂H₂₂ClKN₆O and blocks the action of the physiologically active form of angiotensin.
What part of speech is losartan?
Losartan is a noun.
How do you pronounce losartan?
Losartan is pronounced /loʊˈsɑɹˌtæn/ (US).

Words near losartan in the dictionary

  1. Losano
  2. Losanos
  3. Losantiville
  4. Losar
  5. Losari
  6. losartan
  7. LoSasso
  8. LoSassos
  9. LOSC
  10. Loscalzo
  11. Loscalzos

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