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phensuximide

US/fɛnˈsʌk.sɪˌmaɪd/

phensuximide noun: an anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₁NO₂ sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures.

phensuximide: an anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₁NO₂ sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures
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Noun

phensuximide (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₁NO₂ sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures.

Origin of phensuximide

From phen(yl) + succi(n)imide.

Words formed from phensuximide

Questions about phensuximide

What does phensuximide mean?
Phensuximide means an anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₁NO₂ sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures.
What part of speech is phensuximide?
Phensuximide is a noun.
How do you pronounce phensuximide?
Phensuximide is pronounced /fɛnˈsʌk.sɪˌmaɪd/ (US).

Words near phensuximide in the dictionary

  1. phenprocoumon
  2. phenpromethamine
  3. phenpropionate
  4. phenpropionates
  5. phenserine
  6. phensuximide
  7. phentermine
  8. phentermine-fenfluramine
  9. phentermine/fenfluramine
  10. phenthoate
  11. phentolamine

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