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trometamol

US/tɹoʊˈmɛt.əˌmɔl/

trometamol noun: the organic compound tris when used in drugs.

Noun

trometamol (uncountable)

  1. The organic compound tris when used in drugs.
    • fosfomycin trometamol

Forms of trometamol

alternative formtromethamine

Origin of trometamol

From tr(is)- + -o- + metham(ine) + -ol.

Questions about trometamol

What does trometamol mean?
Trometamol means the organic compound tris when used in drugs.
What part of speech is trometamol?
Trometamol is a noun.
How do you pronounce trometamol?
Trometamol is pronounced /tɹoʊˈmɛt.əˌmɔl/ (US).

Words near trometamol in the dictionary

  1. tromboons
  2. trombopoietine
  3. trombospondin
  4. tromboxan
  5. tromboxane
  6. trometamol
  7. tromethamine
  8. tromino
  9. trominoes
  10. trominos
  11. trommel

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