valsartan
/vælˈsɑɹˌtæn/noun
valsartan is a noun meaning “An antihypertensive drug C₂₄H₂₉N₅O₃ that is taken orally and blocks the action of angiotensin II. It is marketed under the trademark Diovan and when…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-A-L-S-A-R-T-A-N and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 29 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does valsartan mean?
noun
- 1
An antihypertensive drug C₂₄H₂₉N₅O₃ that is taken orally and blocks the action of angiotensin II. It is marketed under the trademark Diovan and when used in combination with amlodipine, under the trademark Exforge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce valsartan?
- US /vælˈsɑɹˌtæn/
- US /vælˈsɑɹ.tən/
Valsartan has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is valsartan?
Valsartan appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does valsartan come from?
Blend of valeryl + -sartan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).