bemesetron

B3E1M3E1S1E1T1R1O1N1

noun

A drug with antiemetic effects, used mainly in scientific research.

OriginEnglish methyl ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounbemesetron (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug with antiemetic effects, used mainly in scientific research.

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzoic
  19. Englishbenzoate
  20. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  21. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  22. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. GermanMethy
  26. Englishmethyl
  27. Englishbemesetron

From be(nzoate) + me(thyl) + -setron (“serotonin receptor 5-HT₃ antagonist”).

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APA

bemesetron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemesetron

MLA

“bemesetron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemesetron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bemesetron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemesetron.

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