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glutethimide

glutethimide noun: a hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.

Noun

glutethimide (countable and uncountable, plural glutethimides)

  1. A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.

Forms of glutethimide

pluralglutethimides

Words formed from glutethimide

Questions about glutethimide

What does glutethimide mean?
Glutethimide means a hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.
What part of speech is glutethimide?
Glutethimide is a noun.
What is the plural of glutethimide?
The plural of glutethimide is glutethimides.

Words near glutethimide in the dictionary

  1. gluteolumbar
  2. gluteoperineal
  3. gluteraldehyde
  4. gluterimide
  5. glutes
  6. glutethimide
  7. glutethimides
  8. gluteus
  9. gluteus maximus
  10. gluteus medius
  11. gluteus minimus

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