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Ibuprofen

//ˌʌɪ.bjuːˈpɹəʊ.fən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone. intransitive, rare, transitive

    "By this time, Greg says, he was seeing triple and had a bad headache and Nate was seriously exhausted. Everyone was ibuprofened to the max. We reached the summit at 12:45 p.m., with Greg and Nate suffering the most."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From i(so)bu(tyl) + pro(pionic acid) + phen(yl).

Etymology 2

From i(so)bu(tyl) + pro(pionic acid) + phen(yl).

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