metoclopramide

English

Chemical structure of metoclopramide

Etymology

Borrowed from French métoclopramide, from métho(xy) +‎ chlo(ro)- +‎ pr(ocaïn)amide.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈkləʊ.pɹə.mʌɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈkloʊ.pɹəˌmaɪd/

Noun

metoclopramide (countable and uncountable, plural metoclopramides)

1. (pharmacology) A procainamide derivative that is a dopamine D₂-receptor antagonist, given (usually as the hydrochloride) orally or by injection as an antiemetic and stimulant of gastrointestinal motility; 4-amino-5-chloro-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-2-methoxybenzamide, C₁₄H₂₂ClN₃O₂.

References

• “metoclopramide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “metoclopramide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.