ibuprofen
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See also: Ibuprofen and ibuprofén
Etymology
From i(so)bu(tyl) + pro(pionic acid) + phen(yl).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʌɪ.bjuːˈpɹəʊ.fən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ.bjuˈpɹoʊ.fən/, /ˌaɪ.biˈpɹoʊfən/, /aɪˈbju.pɹəf.ən/
Noun
ibuprofen (countable and uncountable, plural ibuprofens)
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
Derived terms
Translations
anti-inflammatory drug
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Verb
ibuprofen (third-person singular simple present ibuprofens, present participle ibuprofening, simple past and past participle ibuprofened)
- (rare, transitive, intransitive) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone.
- 2003 October 16, John Wilson, “Mt. Whitney in a day”, in Daily Pilot:
- By this time, Greg says, he was seeing triple and had a bad headache and Nate was seriously exhausted. Everyone was ibuprofened to the max. We reached the summit at 12:45 p.m., with Greg and Nate suffering the most.
- 2019 [2018], Xhenet Aliu, Brass: A Novel, New York, NY: Random House, →ISBN, page 33:
- He remains behind in the nurse's office to bring down his blood pressure after you've been ice-packed, ibuprofened, and shuffled along to the assistant principal, where you sit alone for twenty minutes, […]
References
- “ibuprofen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ibuprofen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Pronunciation
Noun
ibuprofen m inan
Declension
Declension of ibuprofen (hard masculine inanimate)
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