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sulfonylurea

sulfonylurea noun: any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.

Noun

sulfonylurea (plural sulfonylureas)

  1. Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.
    • Bullwort is a difficult-to-control weed: in cereals, only sulfonylureas are effective.2017, Michel Beckert, Yves Dessaux, Effects of Herbicide-Tolerant Crop Cultivation

Forms of sulfonylurea

pluralsulfonylureas
alternative formsulphonylurea

Origin of sulfonylurea

From sulfonyl + urea.

Words formed from sulfonylurea

Questions about sulfonylurea

What does sulfonylurea mean?
Sulfonylurea means any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.
What part of speech is sulfonylurea?
Sulfonylurea is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfonylurea?
The plural of sulfonylurea is sulfonylureas.

Words near sulfonylurea in the dictionary

  1. sulfonylmethyl
  2. sulfonylmethyls
  3. sulfonyls
  4. sulfonyltriazole
  5. sulfonyltriazoles
  6. sulfonylurea
  7. sulfonylureas
  8. sulfophenyl
  9. sulfophilic
  10. sulfophosphate
  11. sulfophosphates

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