metoclopramide

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English

Chemical structure of metoclopramide

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metoclopramide

Etymology

Borrowed from French métoclopramide, from métho(xy) +‎ chlo(ro)- +‎ pr(ocaïn)amide.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈkləʊ.pɹə.mʌɪd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈkloʊ.pɹəˌmaɪd/

Noun

metoclopramide (countable and uncountable, plural metoclopramides)

(pharmacology) A procainamide derivative that is a dopamine D₂-receptor antagonist, given (usually as the hydrochloride) orally or by injection as an antiemetic and stimulant of gastrointestinal motility; 4-amino-5-chloro-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-2-methoxybenzamide, C₁₄H₂₂ClN₃O₂.

References

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

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