Ranitidine

//ɹaˈnɪt.ɪ.diːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux wordnet

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zantac

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"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."

Etymology

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

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