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glipizide

US/ˈɡlɪp.ɪˌzaɪd/

glipizide noun: a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes.

glipizide: a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels...
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Noun

glipizide (uncountable)

  1. A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes.

Origin of glipizide

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + py(ra)z(ine) + -ide.

Questions about glipizide

What does glipizide mean?
Glipizide means a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes.
What part of speech is glipizide?
Glipizide is a noun.
How do you pronounce glipizide?
Glipizide is pronounced /ˈɡlɪp.ɪˌzaɪd/ (US).

Words near glipizide in the dictionary

  1. gliotypes
  2. gliotypic
  3. gliovascular
  4. glip
  5. glipalamide
  6. glipizide
  7. glipped
  8. glipping
  9. glips
  10. gliptin
  11. gliptins

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