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-glitazone

UK/ˈɡlɪt.ə.zəʊn/US/ˈɡlɪt.əˌzoʊn/

-glitazone suffix: used to form names of thiazolidinedione derivatives used as peroxisome proliferator activating receptor-γ agonists.

Suffix

-glitazone

  1. Used to form names of thiazolidinedione derivatives used as peroxisome proliferator activating receptor-γ agonists.

Origin of -glitazone

From glitazone, from gli- + th(i)az(olidinedi)one.

Questions about -glitazone

What does -glitazone mean?
-glitazone means used to form names of thiazolidinedione derivatives used as peroxisome proliferator activating receptor-γ agonists.
What part of speech is -glitazone?
-glitazone is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -glitazone?
-glitazone is pronounced /ˈɡlɪt.ə.zəʊn/ (UK).

Words near -glitazone in the dictionary

  1. -ghazis
  2. -giline
  3. -gliflozin
  4. -gliptin
  5. -glitazar
  6. -glitazone
  7. -glossia
  8. -glot
  9. -glutide
  10. -gnath
  11. -gnathic

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