zileuton
An asthma drug that blocks leukotriene synthesis by inhibiting 5-lipoxygenase, an…An asthma drug that blocks leukotriene synthesis by inhibiting 5-lipoxygenase, an enzyme of the eicosanoid synthesis pathway.
UK/zaɪˈluː.tən/US/zaɪˈlu.tən/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An asthma drug that blocks leukotriene synthesis by inhibiting 5-lipoxygenase, an enzyme of the eicosanoid synthesis pathway.
Origin
Probably from (ben)z(oth)i(ophene) + leu(ko)t(riene) + -on.Probably from (ben)z(oth)i(ophene) + leu(ko)t(riene) + -on.
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