"artemether" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English arte- English meth- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English artemether From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”) + meth- + ether. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|arte-<t:artemisinin-related compound>|meth-|ether|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English arte- English meth- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English artemether [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "sky; ether", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eydʰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*áitʰō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "αἴθω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ᾱ̓ήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "αἰθήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aethēr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ether", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "artemether", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="artemether"> From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”) + meth- + ether. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} artemether (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria. Tags: uncountable Related terms: arteether Translations (Translations): artemeetteri (Finnish), arteméter [masculine] (Portuguese)
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