a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
chlorpropamide in American English
(klɔrˈprɑpəˌmaid, -ˈproupə-, klour-)
noun
Pharmacology
an oral hypoglycemic substance, C10H13ClN2O3S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of certain kinds of diabetes mellitus
Word origin
[1955–60; chlor-2 + prop(ane) + amide]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, life-support, opioid, rite of passage, softwarechlor- is a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which chlorine ispresent. Other words that use the affix chlor- include: chloramine, chloranil, chlorcyclizine, heptachlor, mechlorethamine
Examples of 'chlorpropamide' in a sentence
chlorpropamide
The diagnosis was based on clinical features, laboratory findings, and a good result to chlorpropamide therapy.
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