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glimepiride

US/ɡlaɪˈmɛp.ɪˌɹaɪd/

glimepiride noun: a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.

glimepiride: a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
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Noun

glimepiride (uncountable)

  1. A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.

Origin of glimepiride

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + me(thyl) + pyr(role) + -ide.

Questions about glimepiride

What does glimepiride mean?
Glimepiride means a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
What part of speech is glimepiride?
Glimepiride is a noun.
How do you pronounce glimepiride?
Glimepiride is pronounced /ɡlaɪˈmɛp.ɪˌɹaɪd/ (US).

Words near glimepiride in the dictionary

  1. glike
  2. glikes
  3. glim
  4. glime
  5. glimed
  6. glimepiride
  7. glimes
  8. glimflashy
  9. gliming
  10. glimmed
  11. glimmer

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