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thiazolidinedione

thiazolidinedione noun: any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups.

Noun

thiazolidinedione (plural thiazolidinediones)

  1. Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups
    Synonyms:
    glitazone

Synonyms of thiazolidinedione

Forms of thiazolidinedione

pluralthiazolidinediones

Origin of thiazolidinedione

From thiazolidine + -dione.

Words formed from thiazolidinedione

Questions about thiazolidinedione

What does thiazolidinedione mean?
Thiazolidinedione means any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups.
What part of speech is thiazolidinedione?
Thiazolidinedione is a noun.
What is the plural of thiazolidinedione?
The plural of thiazolidinedione is thiazolidinediones.

Words near thiazolidinedione in the dictionary

  1. thiazolide
  2. thiazolidendione
  3. thiazolidendiones
  4. thiazolides
  5. thiazolidine
  6. thiazolidinedione
  7. thiazolidinediones
  8. thiazolidines
  9. thiazolidinone
  10. thiazolidinones
  11. thiazolidione

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