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noun
A biguanide derivative, C4H11N5, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Glucophage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug
History
From meth- + -formin (“phenformin derivative”).
Across languages
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