ibuprofen

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See also: Ibuprofen and ibuprofén

English[edit]

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Chemical structure of ibuprofen

Etymology[edit]

From i(so)bu(tyl) +‎ pro(pionic acid) +‎ phen(yl).

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Noun[edit]

ibuprofen (countable and uncountable, plural ibuprofens)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
    Synonym: (brand name) Advil

Derived terms[edit]

  • ibu
  • ibu- (used mostly in brand names)
  • -profen (anti-inflammatory agent)

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Verb[edit]

ibuprofen (third-person singular simple present ibuprofens, present participle ibuprofening, simple past and past participle ibuprofened)

  1. (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[1]:
      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, []

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Noun[edit]

ibuprofen m inan

  1. (pharmacology) ibuprofen

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