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lubiprostone

US/ˌlu.bɪˈpɹɑˌstoʊn/

lubiprostone noun: a laxative drug C₂₀H₃₂F₂O₅ taken orally in the treatment of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. It is marketed under the trademark Amitiza.

lubiprostone: a laxative drug C₂₀H₃₂F₂O₅ taken orally in the treatment of chronic constipation and irritable...
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Noun

lubiprostone (uncountable)

  1. A laxative drug C₂₀H₃₂F₂O₅ taken orally in the treatment of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. It is marketed under the trademark Amitiza.

Origin of lubiprostone

Probably from (f)lu(oro)- + bi(cyclo) + -prost- (“prostaglandin”) + -one.

Questions about lubiprostone

What does lubiprostone mean?
Lubiprostone means a laxative drug C₂₀H₃₂F₂O₅ taken orally in the treatment of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. It is marketed under the trademark Amitiza.
What part of speech is lubiprostone?
Lubiprostone is a noun.
How do you pronounce lubiprostone?
Lubiprostone is pronounced /ˌlu.bɪˈpɹɑˌstoʊn/ (US).

Words near lubiprostone in the dictionary

  1. lubing
  2. lubing up
  3. Lubins
  4. Lubinski
  5. Lubinskis
  6. lubiprostone
  7. lubish
  8. lubisprostone
  9. Lubitschian
  10. Lubitz
  11. Lubitzes

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