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NALFON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nalfon mean? 

NALFON (noun)
  The noun NALFON has 1 sense:

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disordersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


NALFON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fenoprofen; fenoprofen calcium; Nalfon

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

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

Meronyms (substance of "Nalfon"):

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)


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