opacity(noun) the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation. opacity, opaqueness(noun) incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning. opacity, opaqueness(noun) the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light.
â¢ OXYTOCIC DRUG (noun). The noun OXYTOCIC DRUG has 1 sense: 1. a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus. Familiarity information: OXYTOCIC DRUG used as a noun is very rare. OXYTOCIC DRUG (noun). The noun OXYTOCIC DRUG has 1 sense: 1. a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus. Familiarity information: OXYTOCIC DRUG used as a noun is very rare.
Febuxostat (INN; trade names Adenuric in Europe and New Zealand, Uloric in the US, Goturic in Latin America, Feburic in Japan) is a drug that inhibits xanthine oxidase, thus reducing production of uric acid in the body. It is used in the treatment of chronic gout and hyperuricemia. Febuxostat was discovered by scientists at the Japanese pharmaceutical company Teijin in 1998. Teijin partnered the drug with TAP Pharmaceuticals in the US and Ipsen in Europe.