OXAPROZIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxaprozin mean? 

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

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXAPROZIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Daypro; oxaprozin

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

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

Meronyms (substance of "oxaprozin"):

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

 Context examples 

Oxaprozin potassium reversibly and competitively inhibits cyclooxygenases (COX), thereby blocking the conversion of arachidonic acid to pro-inflammatory prostaglandins.

(Oxaprozin Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

As a first generation NSAID inhibitor, oxaprozin binds to and inactivates both isoforms of cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and-2), thereby blocking the conversion of arachidonic acid to pro-inflammatory prostaglandins.

(Oxaprozin, NCI Thesaurus)

The potassium salt form of oxaprozin and a member of the propionic acid group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties.

(Oxaprozin Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)