"guan-" meaning in English

See guan- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɡwɑn/
Etymology: From guanidine. Etymology templates: {{m|en|guanidine}} guanidine Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} guan-, {{en-prefix}} guan-
  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of guanidine derivatives used as antihypertensives. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-guan--en-prefix-zqh~Ib8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Download JSON data for guan- meaning in English (1.3kB)

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