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nifedipine

UK/nʌɪˈfɛd.ɪ.piːn/US/naɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/

nifedipine noun: a synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.

nifedipine: a synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in...
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Noun

nifedipine (countable and uncountable, plural nifedipines)

  1. A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.

Forms of nifedipine

pluralnifedipines

Origin of nifedipine

From ni(tro)phe(nyl) + di(hydro)p(yrid)ine.

Words formed from nifedipine

Questions about nifedipine

What does nifedipine mean?
Nifedipine means a synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.
What part of speech is nifedipine?
Nifedipine is a noun.
How do you pronounce nifedipine?
Nifedipine is pronounced /nʌɪˈfɛd.ɪ.piːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of nifedipine?
The plural of nifedipine is nifedipines.

Words near nifedipine in the dictionary

  1. Niezgoda
  2. Niezgodas
  3. NIFC
  4. nife
  5. nifedepine
  6. nifedipine
  7. nifedipines
  8. nifekalant
  9. nifenalol
  10. nifenazone
  11. niff

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