diltiazem

[ dil-tahy-uh-zem ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white to whitish crystalline powder, C 22 H 26 N 2 O 4 S, used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina pectoris.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diltiazem¹

Presumably from isolated and rearranged letters of the chemical name