fomepizole

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfoʊˈmɛpɪzoʊl/
  • Hyphenation: fo‧me‧pi‧zole

Noun

fomepizole (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) The heterocycle 4-methylpyrazole, used as an antidote to poisoning by methanol or ethylene glycol.
    • 2024 November 22, Adeshola Ore, Kate Lamb, “Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      There are two antidotes for methanol poisoning: one is ethanol, which is readily available, while the other is fomepizole.

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