benzthiazide

B3E1N1Z10T1H4I1A1Z10I1D2E1

noun

A thiazide diuretic drug used to treat high blood pressure and edema.

Scrabble 36

Meanings

nounbenzthiazide (uncountable)

alternative benzothiazide

  1. uncountableA thiazide diuretic drug used to treat high blood pressure and edema.

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. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  22. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  23. Englishthio-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*né
  25. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  26. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  27. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  28. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  32. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  33. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  34. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  35. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  36. Frenchazote
  37. Englishaz(ote)
  38. Englishazine
  39. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  40. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  41. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  42. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  43. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  44. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  45. Frenchoxygène
  46. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  47. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  48. Proto-Italic*akēō
  49. Latinaceō
  50. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  51. Latinacidu
  52. Frenchacide
  53. Frenchoxide
  54. Englishoxide
  55. Englishbenzo-
  56. Englishthia-
  57. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  58. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  59. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  60. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  61. Latindi-
  62. Englishdi-
  63. Englishazote
  64. Englishdiazine
  65. Englishthiadiazine
  66. Englishbenzothiadiazine
  67. Englishdi-
  68. Englishoxide
  69. Englishdioxide
  70. Englishthiazide
  71. Englishbenzthiazide

From benz- + -thiazide.

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