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)

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

Hypernyms

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

(pharmacology) indomethacin

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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