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thiazide

UK/ˈθʌɪ.əz.ʌɪd/US/ˈθaɪ.əˌzaɪd/

thiazide noun: any of a class of sulfur-containing drugs that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and are used as diuretics and to assist in lowering the blood pressure.

thiazide: any of a class of sulfur-containing drugs that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and...
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Noun

thiazide (plural thiazides)

  1. Any of a class of sulfur-containing drugs that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and are used as diuretics and to assist in lowering the blood pressure.

Forms of thiazide

pluralthiazides

Origin of thiazide

From thio- + azine + oxide, or blend of (benzo)thia(di)azine + dioxide.

Words formed from thiazide

Questions about thiazide

What does thiazide mean?
Thiazide means any of a class of sulfur-containing drugs that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and are used as diuretics and to assist in lowering the blood pressure.
What part of speech is thiazide?
Thiazide is a noun.
How do you pronounce thiazide?
Thiazide is pronounced /ˈθʌɪ.əz.ʌɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of thiazide?
The plural of thiazide is thiazides.

Words near thiazide in the dictionary

  1. thiatriazolines
  2. thiazate
  3. thiazates
  4. thiazepine
  5. thiazepines
  6. thiazide
  7. thiazidelike
  8. thiazides
  9. thiazidic
  10. thiazin
  11. thiazinam

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