niperotidine

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noun

A histamine antagonist, proposed as a treatment for excessive gastric acidity but withdrawn after human trials showed liver damage.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounniperotidine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA histamine antagonist, proposed as a treatment for excessive gastric acidity but withdrawn after human trials showed liver damage.

Origin

From [Term?] + -tidine (“cimetidine derivative”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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