sodium amidotrizoate

English

Chemical structure of sodium amidotrizoate

Alternative forms

• sodium diatrizoate

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsoʊ.di.əm ˌæm.ɪd.oʊˌtɹaɪˈzoʊˌeɪt/

Noun

sodium amidotrizoate (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A salt C₁₁H₉I₃N₂NaO₄ (trademark Hypaque, Gastrografin, Urografin) administered in solution as a radiopaque medium for various forms of radiographic diagnosis.

References

• “diatrizoate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.