simethicone

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si⋅meth⋅i⋅cone

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

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Main Entry: si·meth·i·cone
Pronunciation: si-'meth-i-"kOn, sI-
Function: noun
: a mixture of dimethylpolysiloxanes and silica in liquidor tablet form that is used as an antiflatulent —see MYLICON

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simethicone si·meth·i·cone (sĭ-měth'ĭ-kōn')
n.
A mixture of dimethyl polysiloxanes and silica gel that is used as an antiflatulent.

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