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loxtidine

loxtidine noun: an H2 receptor antagonist which was under development as a treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease but was discontinued due to the discovery that it produced gastric carcinoid tumours in rodents.

Noun

loxtidine (uncountable)

  1. An H2 receptor antagonist which was under development as a treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease but was discontinued due to the discovery that it produced gastric carcinoid tumours in rodents.
    Synonyms:
    lavoltidine

Synonyms of loxtidine

Questions about loxtidine

What does loxtidine mean?
Loxtidine means an H2 receptor antagonist which was under development as a treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease but was discontinued due to the discovery that it produced gastric carcinoid tumours in rodents.
What part of speech is loxtidine?
Loxtidine is a noun.

Words near loxtidine in the dictionary

  1. loxoscelid
  2. loxoscelids
  3. loxoscelism
  4. loxosomatid
  5. loxP
  6. loxtidine
  7. Loxton
  8. Loxtons
  9. loxygen
  10. loy
  11. Loy Yang

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