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sucralfate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /suˈkɹælˌfeɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ˈs(j)uː.kɹəlˌfeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From sucr(ose) + al(uminum) + (sul)fate.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a complex of aluminium hydroxide and a sulfate derivative of sucrose, C₁₂HₘAl₁₆OₙS₈ where m and n are approximately 54 and 75.