simethicone

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī methi kōn′)


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si•meth•i•cone  (sī methi kōn′),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsan active ingredient in many antacid preparations that causes small mucus-entrapped air bubbles in the intestines to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily passed.
  • si(lica) + meth(yl) + (sil)icone


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