Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA substituted benzimidazole (trademark Losec, Prilosec) which is a proton pump inhibitor and inhibits secretion of gastric acid, being given orally in the treatment of ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux; 5-methoxy-2-(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridylmethylsulfinyl)benzimidazole, C₁₇H₁₉N₃O₃S.
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2001: The first successful drug of this class was omeprazole (sold under the trade name Losec®), and it helped to change the medium-sized Swedish pharmaceutical company Astra, which discovered it, into a major player in the pharmaceutical industry. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 46)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounantacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englisho(xy)-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishme(tho)-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
- Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
- Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
- Englishthio-
- Englishthi-
- Englishmethyl
- GermanPyridin
- Englishpyridine
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishpyridinyl
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishimide
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishimidazole
- Englishbenzimidazole
- Englishtimoprazole
- Englishomeprazole
From o(xy)- + me(tho)- + -prazole (“benzimidazole derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ওমিপ্রাজল
- ওমিপ্রাজল (ōmiprajol)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 奧美拉唑 /奥美拉唑
- 奧美拉唑 /奥美拉唑 (àoměilāzuò)Translations
Czech omeprazol
- omeprazolTranslations
Greek ομεπραζόλη
- ομεπραζόλη (omeprazóli)Translations
Italian omeprazolo
- omeprazoloTranslations
Japanese オメプラゾール
- オメプラゾール (omepurazōru)Translations
Korean 오메프라졸
- 오메프라졸 (omepeurajol)Translations
Persian امپرازول
- امپرازولTranslations
Polish omeprazol
- omeprazolTranslations
Portuguese omeprazol
- omeprazolTranslations
Romanian omeprazol
- omeprazolTranslations
Spanish omeprazol
- omeprazolTranslations
Thai โอเมปราโซล
- โอเมปราโซลTranslations
Cite this entry
omeprazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omeprazole
“omeprazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omeprazole. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omeprazole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omeprazole.
Source: omeprazole on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.