indometacin

English

Chemical structure of indometacin

Alternative forms

• indomethacin (US, UK)

Etymology

From indo(le) +‎ meth(yl) +‎ ac(etic acid) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dəʊˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.doʊˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/

Noun

indometacin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A compound with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties, used chiefly to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout.

Hypernyms

• indole
• tocolytic

Derived terms

• -metacin (“anti-inflammatory agent”)

Translations

anti-inflammatory drug

• Czech: indometacin m
• Russian: индометаци́н (ru) m (indometacín)
• Spanish: indometacina f

References

• “indomethacin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “indomethacin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• antidemonic, mendication

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪndomɛtat͡sɪn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɪndomɛtat͡siːn]

Noun

indometacin m inan

1. (pharmacology) indomethacin

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.