meglitinide
English
Chemical structure of meglitinide
Etymology
From me(thoxy) + gli- (“antihyperglycemic”).
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/
Noun
meglitinide (countable and uncountable, plural meglitinides)
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A chemical compound which is the prototype of this drug class (see drawing).
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