Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
The huge sales of one drug in particular, ranitidine (sold under the trade name Zantac®), helped to lift the British pharmaceutical company Glaxo into the world league.
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 46Synonyms: zantac
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux
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Origin
- English(fu)ran(yl)
- Egyptiannṯr
- Egyptiannṯrj
- Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
- Englishni(tro)-
- Englishranitidine
From (fu)ran(yl) + ni(tro)- + -tidine.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
ranitidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranitidine
“ranitidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranitidine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranitidine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranitidine.
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