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noun
A substituted furan, C12H21N5O2S2 (trademark Axid), which behaves as a histamine H2-receptor antagonist and is administered orally in the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from ni(tro)- + -za- (“alteration of (thi)az(ole)”) + -tidine (“cimetidine derivative”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
