Where does “ranitidine” come from?
ranitidine (English) comes from English furanyl, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول — kohl, antimony paste.
ranitidine (English): A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H2-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid
Definitions
- A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H2-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid
Ancestry of “ranitidine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furanyl | A univalent radical derived from a furan |
| 2 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 4 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 5 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 6 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 7 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 8 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |