different between synthetic vs betamethasone

English

Etymology

From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunthetikós).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?nth?t'?k, IPA^(key): /s?n???t?k/

Adjective

synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)

1. Of, or relating to synthesis.
2. (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
3. Artificial, not genuine.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
5. (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

synthetic (plural synthetics)

1. A synthetic compound.

English

Alternative forms

• ?-methasone, beta-methasone

Etymology

From beta +? (dexa)methasone.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?be?.t??m??.??so?n/

Noun

betamethasone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A potent glucocorticoid C₂₂H₂₉FO₅ that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity.

Hypernyms

• glucocorticoid
• corticosteroid
• corticoid
• steroid
• hormone

Translations

References

• “betamethasone”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).