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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sulfonylurea drug, C24H34N4O5S, used to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes.

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  • noun A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[gli-, pref. for drugs used to control hyperglycemia (variant of gly-; see glyburide) + me(thyl) + alteration of pyr(role) + (am)ide.]

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