sucralfate
English
editEtymology
editFrom sucr(ose) + al(uminum) + (sul)fate.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uː.kɹəlˌfeɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /suˈkɹælˌfeɪt/
Noun
editsucralfate (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a complex of aluminium hydroxide and a sulfate derivative of sucrose, C12HmAl16OnS8 where m and n are approximately 54 and 75.
References
edit- “sucralfate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sucralfate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.