glutethimide

[ gloo-teth-uh-mahyd ]

/ gluˈtɛθ əˌmaɪd /

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noun Pharmacology.

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

Words nearby glutethimide

gluten, gluten bread, glutenin, glutenous, glutes, glutethimide, gluteus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, glutinant