guanabenz

1. 1.

   antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system

   SynonymsWytensin

   Broaderantihypertensive

   trade name

Other forms of guanabenz

plural

guanabenzes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about guanabenz

What does guanabenz mean?

guanabenz means "antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system".

How many syllables are in guanabenz?

guanabenz has 4 syllables: gu-a-na-benz. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for guanabenz?

Close synonyms include Wytensin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guanabenz a common word?

guanabenz is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.