Word.ws English Dictionary

omeprazole

UK/əʊˈmɛp.ɹə.zəʊl//oʊˈmɛp.ɹəˌzoʊl/

omeprazole noun: a substituted benzimidazole (trademark Losec, Prilosec) which is a proton pump inhibitor and inhibits secretion of gastric acid, being given orally in the treatment of ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux; 5-methoxy-2-(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridylmethylsulfinyl)benzimidazole, C₁₇H₁₉N₃O₃S.

omeprazole: a substituted benzimidazole (trademark Losec, Prilosec) which is a proton pump inhibitor and...
Image: Ayacop, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

omeprazole (uncountable)

  1. A substituted benzimidazole (trademark Losec, Prilosec) which is a proton pump inhibitor and inhibits secretion of gastric acid, being given orally in the treatment of ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux; 5-methoxy-2-(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridylmethylsulfinyl)benzimidazole, C₁₇H₁₉N₃O₃S.
    • 2001: The first successful drug of this class was omeprazole (sold under the trade name Losec®), and it helped to change the medium-sized Swedish pharmaceutical company Astra, which discovered it, into a major player in the pharmaceutical industry. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction...

omeprazole meaning in Bengali, Odia, Pashto and Persian

omeprazole in Bengali

Translations
ওমিপ্রাজল ōmiprajol

omeprazole in Odia

Translations
ଓମେପ୍ରାଜୋଲ omeprājola

omeprazole in Pashto

Translations
اوميپرازول

omeprazole in Persian

Translations
امپرازول
More languagesFewer languages
omeprazole in Thai
โอเมปราโซล

Origin of omeprazole

From o(xy)- + me(tho)- + -prazole (“benzimidazole derivative”).

Words formed from omeprazole

Questions about omeprazole

What does omeprazole mean?
Omeprazole means a substituted benzimidazole (trademark Losec, Prilosec) which is a proton pump inhibitor and inhibits secretion of gastric acid, being given orally in the treatment of ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux; 5-methoxy-2-(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridylmethylsulfinyl)benzimidazole, C₁₇H₁₉N₃O₃S.
What is omeprazole in Bengali?
Omeprazole in Bengali is ওমিপ্রাজল (ōmiprajol). See Omeprazole meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is omeprazole?
Omeprazole is a noun.
How do you pronounce omeprazole?
Omeprazole is pronounced /əʊˈmɛp.ɹə.zəʊl/ (UK).

Words near omeprazole in the dictionary

  1. omentoplication
  2. omentum
  3. omentums
  4. Omeo
  5. Omeo Valley
  6. omeprazole
  7. omer
  8. Omer beard
  9. Omer beards
  10. omers
  11. omerta

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: omeprazole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-omeprazole.wav.

Cite this entry: “omeprazole.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/omeprazole. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.