hydrochlorothiazide

hy·dro·chlo·ro·thi·a·zide
US/ˌhaɪ.dɹəˌklɔɹ.əˈθaɪ.əˌzaɪd/

noun

A diuretic drug, with the chemical formula C₇H₈ClN₃O₄S₂, that inhibits the kidneys' ability to retain water and lowers blood pressure.

Similar
tenzideMicrozideEsidrixHydroDIURIL
OriginEnglish thiazide ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
Less commonScrabble 44
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Meanings

nounhydrochlorothiazide (countable and uncountable, plural hydrochlorothiazides)

plural hydrochlorothiazides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA diuretic drug, with the chemical formula C₇H₈ClN₃O₄S₂, that inhibits the kidneys' ability to retain water and lowers blood pressure.

    Synonyms: tenzide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA diuretic drug, with the chemical formula C₇H₈ClN₃O₄S₂, that inhibits the kidneys' ability to retain water and lowers blood pressure.

Similar
tenzide

More synonyms by meaning

nouna diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension

Similar
MicrozideEsidrixHydroDIURIL
Broader
thiazide
Also see
tenzide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  10. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  11. Englishchloro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  14. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  15. Englishthio-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*né
  17. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  18. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  19. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  20. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  22. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  23. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  24. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  25. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  26. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  27. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  28. Frenchazote
  29. Englishaz(ote)
  30. Englishazine
  31. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  32. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  33. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  34. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  35. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  36. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  37. Frenchoxygène
  38. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  39. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  40. Proto-Italic*akēō
  41. Latinaceō
  42. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  43. Latinacidu
  44. Frenchacide
  45. Frenchoxide
  46. Englishoxide
  47. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  48. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  49. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  50. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  51. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  52. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  53. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  54. Old Javanesejawa
  55. Old JavaneseJawi
  56. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  57. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  58. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  59. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  60. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  61. Catalanbenjuí
  62. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  63. Englishbenzoin
  64. Englishbenzo-
  65. Englishthia-
  66. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  67. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  68. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  69. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  70. Latindi-
  71. Englishdi-
  72. Englishazote
  73. Englishdiazine
  74. Englishthiadiazine
  75. Englishbenzothiadiazine
  76. Englishdi-
  77. Englishoxide
  78. Englishdioxide
  79. Englishthiazide
  80. Englishhydrochlorothiazide

From hydro- + chloro- + -thiazide.

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