Besilate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of besylate. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Respelling of besylate by substituting i for y, in accordance with principle № 7 of the World Health Organization’s 2004 “General principles for guidance in devising international nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances” (WHO/EDM/QSM/2004.5).

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