simethicone

[sahy-meth-i-kohn]

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.

Origin of simethicone

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

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simethicone in Medicine

simethicone

[sĭ-mĕth′ĭ-kōn′]

n.

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