metoclopramide (English, noun)
expansion: metoclopramide (countable and uncountable, plural metoclopramides)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: metoclopramides
tags: plural