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thiazolidinedione

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glitazone

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From thiazolidine + -dione.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: glitatsoni — Translations
  • Italian: tiazolidinedione — Translations
  • Spanish: tiazolidineadiona — Translations