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metiamide

metiamide noun: an H2-receptor antagonist developed from burimamide, an intermediate compound in the development of the successful antiulcer drug cimetidine.

Noun

metiamide (uncountable)

  1. An H2-receptor antagonist developed from burimamide, an intermediate compound in the development of the successful antiulcer drug cimetidine.

Questions about metiamide

What does metiamide mean?
Metiamide means an H2-receptor antagonist developed from burimamide, an intermediate compound in the development of the successful antiulcer drug cimetidine.
What part of speech is metiamide?
Metiamide is a noun.

Words near metiamide in the dictionary

  1. methystic
  2. methysticin
  3. methæmoglobin
  4. methæmoglobins
  5. METI
  6. metiamide
  7. metic
  8. metica
  9. meticais
  10. metical
  11. meticals

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