What does "ibuprofen" mean?

A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

What is a synonym for "ibuprofen"?

Common synonyms include: advil, nuprin, advil, aspirin, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, motrin.

Pronounced //ˌʌɪ.bjuːˈpɹəʊ.fən//.

//ˌʌɪ.bjuːˈpɹəʊ.fən// noun, verb

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Noun

1
A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. countable, uncountable
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
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."

"Generic ibuprofen is just as effective as name-brand ibuprofen."

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

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