verapamil

Probably from vera(tryl) +‎ (iso)p(ropyl) +‎ am(ino) +‎ (nitr)il(e).

• IPA^(key): /vəˈɹæp.ə.mɪl/

verapamil (countable and uncountable, plural verapamils)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used to treat angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias.

• -pamil

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

• primaeval, primæval