n. A drug, C31H33N3O6S, that acts as a leukotriene receptor antagonist, reduces the inflammatory process, and is used in the treatment of asthma. [zafir- (perhaps ultimately alteration of SULFONYL) + -lukast, leukotriene receptor antagonist suff. (from rearrangement of (anti)as(thmatic) l(e)uk(otriene receptor antagonis)t).] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.