misoprostol

English

Chemical structure of misoprostol

Etymology

From m(ethyl) +‎ iso- +‎ -prost- (“prostaglandin”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈpɹɒs.tɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/

Noun

misoprostol (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₃₈O₅.

Translations

drug used for the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions

• French: misoprostol m
• Hungarian: mizoprosztol
• Spanish: misoprostol m

References

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

French

Noun

misoprostol m (uncountable)

1. misoprostol

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misopɾosˈtol/ [mi.so.pɾosˈt̪ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: mi‧so‧pros‧tol

Noun

misoprostol m (uncountable)

1. misoprostol