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liraglutide

US/ˌlɪɹ.əˈɡluˌtaɪd/

liraglutide noun: an antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Noun

liraglutide (uncountable)

  1. An antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Origin of liraglutide

From ly(sine)[Term?] + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).

Questions about liraglutide

What does liraglutide mean?
Liraglutide means an antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
What part of speech is liraglutide?
Liraglutide is a noun.
How do you pronounce liraglutide?
Liraglutide is pronounced /ˌlɪɹ.əˈɡluˌtaɪd/ (US).

Words near liraglutide in the dictionary

  1. LIR
  2. lira
  3. lira da braccio
  4. lira de braccio
  5. lirae
  6. liraglutide
  7. lirah
  8. lirahs
  9. liranaftate
  10. Liranzo
  11. Liranzos

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