aminoglutethimide

[ uh-mee-noh-gloo-teth-uh-mahyd, am-uh-noh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a hormone antagonist, C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aminoglutethimide¹

Apparently from selected and rearranged syllables of aminophenyl and ethylglutarimide, components of its full chemical name