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glibenclamide

US/ɡlaɪˈbɛŋ.kləˌmaɪd/

glibenclamide noun: an oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.

glibenclamide: an oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used...
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Noun

glibenclamide (countable and uncountable, plural glibenclamides)

  1. An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.

Forms of glibenclamide

pluralglibenclamides
alternative formglyburide

Origin of glibenclamide

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + ben(zamide) + chl(oro)- + (sulfon)amide.

Questions about glibenclamide

What does glibenclamide mean?
Glibenclamide means an oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.
What part of speech is glibenclamide?
Glibenclamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce glibenclamide?
Glibenclamide is pronounced /ɡlaɪˈbɛŋ.kləˌmaɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of glibenclamide?
The plural of glibenclamide is glibenclamides.

Words near glibenclamide in the dictionary

  1. glibbed
  2. glibber
  3. glibbery
  4. glibbest
  5. glibbing
  6. glibenclamide
  7. glibenclamides
  8. glibertarian
  9. glibertarians
  10. glibly
  11. glibness

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