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etomidate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /əˈtɑm.əˌdeɪt/
  • General-American: /ɛˈtɑm.əˌdeɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eydh-der. Proto-Hellenic *áithō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English eth(yl) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English imide Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gwih3wós Proto-Indo-European *gwíh3weti Proto-Hellenic *gwyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -ole English azole English (i)mid(azole) English (carboxyl)ate English etomidate From eth(yl) + -o- + (i)mid(azole) + (carboxyl)ate.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 依托咪酯 — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 依托咪酯 (yītuōmǐzhǐ) — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲苄咪酯 (jiǎbiànmǐzhǐ) — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • Finnish: etomidaatti — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • Hungarian: etomidát — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • Japanese: エトミデート (etomidēto) — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • Korean: 에토미데이트 (etomideiteu) — a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic