Ibuprofen

Quick meaning: Ibuprofen is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

Meaning

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

More Meanings

1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone.

Example Sentences

He remains behind in the nurse's office to bring down his blood pressure after you've been ice-packed, ibuprofened, and shuffled along to the assistant principal, where you sit alone for twenty minutes, […]

By this time, Greg says, he was seeing triple and had a bad headache and Nate was seriously exhausted. Everyone was ibuprofened to the max. We reached the summit at 12:45 p.m., with Greg and Nate suffering the most.

Ibuprofen is one of several new drugs used for the treatment of various types of arthritis. All these drugs reduce inflammation, and share the same side effects, the most common of which is possible formation of ulcers and upset stomach.

Word Forms

• ibuprofens
• ibuprofening
• ibuprofened

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lobuprofen, pelubiprofen, bermoprofen, isoprofen, butibufen, furaprofen.

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