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meglitinide

US/məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/

meglitinide noun: any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.

meglitinide: any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes
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Noun

meglitinide (countable and uncountable, plural meglitinides)

  1. Any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
  2. A chemical compound which is the prototype of this drug class (see drawing).

Forms of meglitinide

pluralmeglitinides

Origin of meglitinide

From me(thoxy) + gli- (“antihyperglycemic”).

Words formed from meglitinide

Questions about meglitinide

What does meglitinide mean?
Meglitinide means any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
What part of speech is meglitinide?
Meglitinide is a noun.
How do you pronounce meglitinide?
Meglitinide is pronounced /məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of meglitinide?
The plural of meglitinide is meglitinides.

Words near meglitinide in the dictionary

  1. megistotherm
  2. megistotherms
  3. Meglenitic
  4. Megleno-Romanian
  5. Megleno-Romanians
  6. meglitinide
  7. meglitinides
  8. meglumine
  9. meglutol
  10. megmho
  11. megmhos

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