etomidate

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US/əˈtɑm.əˌdeɪt/US/ɛˈtɑm.əˌdeɪt/

noun

A short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate.

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space oilKpod
OriginEnglish (carboxyl)ate ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
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Meanings

nounetomidate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate.

    Synonyms: space oil, Kpod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate.

Similar
space oilKpod

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  3. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  5. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  6. Latinaethēr
  7. GermanÄther
  8. GermanEther
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. GermanEthy
  12. Englisheth(yl)
  13. Egyptianjmn
  14. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  15. LatinAmmōn
  16. Latinammoniacus
  17. Englishammonia
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englishamide
  20. Englishimide
  21. Proto-Indo-European*né
  22. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  23. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  24. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  25. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  27. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  28. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  29. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  30. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  31. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  32. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  33. Frenchazote
  34. Englishazote
  35. Englishazo-
  36. Englishazole
  37. English(i)mid(azole)
  38. Englishcarboxylic acid
  39. English(carboxyl)ate
  40. Englishetomidate

From eth(yl) + -o- + (i)mid(azole) + (carboxyl)ate.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 依托咪酯
  • 依托咪酯a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
Chinese Mandarin 依托咪酯, 甲苄咪酯
  • 依托咪酯 (yītuōmǐzhǐ)a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
  • 甲苄咪酯 (jiǎbiànmǐzhǐ)a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
Finnish etomidaatti
  • etomidaattia short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
Hungarian etomidát
  • etomidáta short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
Japanese エトミデート
  • エトミデート (etomidēto)a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
Korean 에토미데이트
  • 에토미데이트 (etomideiteu)a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic
Cite this entry
APA

etomidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etomidate

MLA

“etomidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etomidate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etomidate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etomidate.

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