ranitidine

English

Chemical structure of ranitidine

Etymology

From (fu)ran(yl) +‎ ni(tro)- +‎ -tidine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹaˈnɪt.ɪ.diːn/, /ɹaˈnʌɪ.tɪ.diːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈnɪt.ɪˌdin/

Noun

ranitidine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 46:

     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.

Synonyms

• zantac (genericized trademark) (informal)

Hypernyms

• antacid
• antihistamine
• histamine antagonist
• histamine blocker
• histamine H₂ antagonist
• histamine H₂ blocker
• H₂ antagonist
• H₂ blocker
• H₂ receptor antagonist
• H2RA

References

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

Italian

Noun

ranitidine f

1. plural of ranitidina