cimetidine

English

Etymology

From cyano-, methyl, guanidine

Pronunciation

• /sɨˈmɛtɨdiːn/, /saɪˈmɛtɨdiːn/

Noun

cimetidine (countable and uncountable, plural cimetidines)

1. A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence.