Etymology

cilexetil

C3I1L1E1X8E1T1I1L1

Today it means: Synonym of candesartan. Full definition →

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The story

Respelling of cylexethyl by substituting i for y and t for th, in accordance with principle № 7 of the World Health Organization’s 2004 “General principles for guidance in devising international nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances” (WHO/EDM/QSM/2004.5).

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