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- French · borrowed frommétoclopramide
- English todaymetoclopramide
Borrowed from French métoclopramide, from métho(xy) + chlo(ro)- + pr(ocaïn)amide.
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Borrowed from French métoclopramide, from métho(xy) + chlo(ro)- + pr(ocaïn)amide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.