diphenoxylate
An antidiarrheal agent chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of…An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
US/ˌdaɪˌfɛnˈɑk.səˌleɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
Origin
Blend of diphenyl + carboxylate.Blend of diphenyl + carboxylate.
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Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddifenoxin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable