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nizatidine

/naɪˈzæt.ɪ.diːn/

nizatidine noun: a substituted furan, C₁₂H₂₁N₅O₂S₂ (trademark Axid), which behaves as a histamine H₂-receptor antagonist and is administered orally in the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers.

nizatidine: a substituted furan, C₁₂H₂₁N₅O₂S₂ (trademark Axid), which behaves as a histamine H₂-receptor...
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Noun

nizatidine (uncountable)

  1. A substituted furan, C₁₂H₂₁N₅O₂S₂ (trademark Axid), which behaves as a histamine H₂-receptor antagonist and is administered orally in the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers.

Origin of nizatidine

Probably from ni(tro)- + -za- (“alteration of (thi)az(ole)”) + -tidine (“cimetidine derivative”).

Questions about nizatidine

What does nizatidine mean?
Nizatidine means a substituted furan, C₁₂H₂₁N₅O₂S₂ (trademark Axid), which behaves as a histamine H₂-receptor antagonist and is administered orally in the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers.
What part of speech is nizatidine?
Nizatidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce nizatidine?
Nizatidine is pronounced /naɪˈzæt.ɪ.diːn/.

Words near nizatidine in the dictionary

  1. nizamut
  2. Nizar
  3. Nizari
  4. Nizaris
  5. Nizarism
  6. nizatidine
  7. nize
  8. Nizhegorodian
  9. Nizhegorodians
  10. Nizhnekamsk
  11. Nizhnevartovsk

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