ibuprofen

From i(so)bu(tyl) +‎ pro(pionic acid) +‎ phen(yl).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌɪ.bjuːˈpɹəʊ.fən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌaɪ.bjuˈpɹoʊ.fən/, /ˌaɪ.biˈpɹoʊfən/, /aɪˈbju.pɹəf.ən/

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ibuprofen (countable and uncountable, plural ibuprofens)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

   Synonyms: (brand name) Advil, (brand name) Nuprin

ibuprofen (third-person singular simple present ibuprofens, present participle ibuprofening, simple past and past participle ibuprofened)

1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone.
   • 2003 October 16, John Wilson, “Mt. Whitney in a day”, in Daily Pilot‎^[1]:

     By this time, Greg says, he was seeing triple and had a bad headache and Nate was seriously exhausted. Everyone was ibuprofened to the max. We reached the summit at 12:45 p.m., with Greg and Nate suffering the most.

   • 2019 [2018], Xhenet Aliu, Brass: A Novel, New York, NY: Random House, →ISBN, page 33:

     He remains behind in the nurse's office to bring down his blood pressure after you've been ice-packed, ibuprofened, and shuffled along to the assistant principal, where you sit alone for twenty minutes, […]

• “ibuprofen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ibuprofen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪbuprofɛn]

ibuprofen m inan

1. (pharmacology) ibuprofen