biguanide

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ guanide

Noun

biguanide (countable and uncountable, plural biguanides)

(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.

Synonyms

diguanide
2-carbamimidoylguanidine

Derived terms

bisbiguanide
polyaminopropyl biguanide

Translations

organic compound

drug

Finnish: biguanidi

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

biguanide f (plural biguanides)

(organic chemistry) biguanide

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