simethicone

[ sahy-meth-i-kohn ]

/ saɪˈmɛθ ɪˌkoʊn /

noun Pharmacology.

an active ingredient in many antacid preparations that causes small mucus-entrapped air bubbles in the intestines to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily passed.

Words nearby simethicone

simenon, simeon, simeon ben yohai, simeon stylites, simeonite, simethicone, simferopol, simhath torah, simi valley, simian, simian shelf

Origin of simethicone

si(lica) + meth(yl) + (sil)icone

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Medical definitions for simethicone

simethicone

[ sĭ-mĕth′ĭ-kōn′ ]

n.

A mixture of dimethyl polysiloxanes and silica gel that is used as an antiflatulent.