ADVIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Advil mean? 

• ADVIL (noun)
  The noun ADVIL has 1 sense:

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic

  Familiarity information: ADVIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADVIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Advil; ibuprofen; isobutylphenyl propionic acid; Motrin; Nuprin

Context example:

daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach

Hypernyms ("Advil" is a kind of...):

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)

Meronyms (substance of "Advil"):

propanoic acid; propionic acid (a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Aspirin, naproxen (Aleve), and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) are examples of OTC NSAIDs.

(Pain Relievers, NIH)

Also called Advil and ibuprofen.

(Motrin, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Advil and Motrin.

(Ibuprofen, NCI Dictionary)

The study shows that patients given a cocktail of the same kind of painkillers found in such well-known, over-the-counter brands as Tylenol and Advil get the same kind of short-term pain relief as they get from the stronger medications.

(Study: Common Painkillers as Effective as Opioids in Hospital Emergency Room, VOA)