Where does “febuxostat” come from?
febuxostat (English) comes from English isobutyl, from English isobutanol, from English butanol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
febuxostat (English): A urate-lowering drug (trademark Uloric), an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase that is indicated for use in the treatment of hyperuricemia and chronic gout
Definitions
- A urate-lowering drug (trademark Uloric), an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase that is indicated for use in the treatment of hyperuricemia and chronic gout
Ancestry of “febuxostat”, step by step
febuxostat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English isobutyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isobutyl | The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from... |
| 2 | English | isobutanol | The aliphatic alcohol 2-methyl-1-propanol that is used as a solvent and in organic synthesis |
| 3 | English | butanol | Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, CH-OH |
| 4 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 5 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 6 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English phenyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenyl | A univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived... |
| 2 | French | phényle | phenyl |
| 3 | French | -yle | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὕλη | wood; trees; forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via English xanthine oxidase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xanthine oxidase | A crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation especially of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to carboxylic acids and that is obtained usually from milk or liver |