Term: loperamide
IPA: ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd, loʊˈpɛɹ.əˌmaɪd

==English==
[[File:Loperamide Structure.svg|thumb|150px|Chemical structure of '''loperamide''']]
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|chloro-<alt:(ch)lo(ro)->|piperidine<alt:(pi)per(idine)>|-amide|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/loʊˈpɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/|a=GA}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[synthetic]] [[antidiarrheal]] [[agent]] of the [[opiate]] class (trademark '''[[Imodium]]''') that slows [[intestinal]] [[peristalsis