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aminoguanidine

aminoguanidine noun: an amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine.

Noun

aminoguanidine (uncountable)

  1. An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine

Origin of aminoguanidine

From amino + guanidine.

Questions about aminoguanidine

What does aminoguanidine mean?
Aminoguanidine means an amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine.
What part of speech is aminoguanidine?
Aminoguanidine is a noun.

Words near aminoguanidine in the dictionary

  1. aminoglycoside
  2. aminoglycosides
  3. aminoglycosidic
  4. aminogram
  5. aminograms
  6. aminoguanidine
  7. aminohexanoate
  8. aminohexanoates
  9. aminohexanoic
  10. aminohexanoic acid
  11. aminohexanoic acids

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