ibuprofen

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See also: Ibuprofen and ibuprofén

English

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Chemical structure of ibuprofen

Etymology

From i(so)bu(tyl) +‎ pro(pionic acid) +‎ phen(yl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ibuprofen (countable and uncountable, plural ibuprofens)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
    Synonyms: (brand name) Advil, (brand name) Nuprin

Derived terms

  • ibu
  • ibu- (used mostly in brand names)
  • -profen (“anti-inflammatory agent”)

Translations

Verb

ibuprofen (third-person singular simple present ibuprofens, present participle ibuprofening, simple past and past participle ibuprofened)

  1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone.
    • 2003 October 16, John Wilson, “Mt. Whitney in a day”, in Daily Pilot‎:
      By this time, Greg says, he was seeing triple and had a bad headache and Nate was seriously exhausted. Everyone was ibuprofened to the max. We reached the summit at 12:45 p.m., with Greg and Nate suffering the most.
    • 2019 [2018], Xhenet Aliu, Brass: A Novel, New York, NY: Random House, →ISBN, page 33:
      He remains behind in the nurse's office to bring down his blood pressure after you've been ice-packed, ibuprofened, and shuffled along to the assistant principal, where you sit alone for twenty minutes, […]

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Pronunciation

Noun

ibuprofen m inan

  1. (pharmacology) ibuprofen

Declension

Declension of ibuprofen (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative ibuprofen ibuprofeny
genitive ibuprofenu ibuprofenů
dative ibuprofenu ibuprofenům
accusative ibuprofen ibuprofeny
vocative ibuprofene ibuprofeny
locative ibuprofenu ibuprofenech
instrumental ibuprofenem ibuprofeny
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