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glutethimide

[gloo-teth-uh-mahyd]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C13H15NO2, used as a hypnotic and sedative.
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Origin of glutethimide

First recorded in 1950–55; glute(n) + thi- + (a)mide
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glutethimide

(glōō-tĕth′ə-mīd′)
n.
  1. A nonbarbiturate sedative and hypnotic drug.
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