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ranitidine

UK/ɹaˈnɪt.ɪ.diːn/US/ɹəˈnɪt.ɪˌdin/

ranitidine noun: a furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.

ranitidine: a furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of...
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Noun

ranitidine (uncountable)

  1. A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
    • The huge sales of one drug in particular, ranitidine (sold under the trade name Zantac®), helped to lift the British pharmaceutical company Glaxo into the world league.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 46
    Synonyms:
    zantac

Synonyms of ranitidine

  • zantac

Origin of ranitidine

From (fu)ran(yl) + ni(tro)- + -tidine.

Questions about ranitidine

What does ranitidine mean?
Ranitidine means a furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
What part of speech is ranitidine?
Ranitidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce ranitidine?
Ranitidine is pronounced /ɹaˈnɪt.ɪ.diːn/ (UK).

Words near ranitidine in the dictionary

  1. Ranipet
  2. ranirestat
  3. ranis
  4. raniseptin
  5. raniseptins
  6. ranitidine
  7. ranivore
  8. ranivorous
  9. ranixalid
  10. ranixalids
  11. Ranjan

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