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glutethimide

[ gloo-teth-uh-mahyd ]
/ gluˈtɛθ əˌmaɪd /

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

glutenous, gluteofemoral, gluteofemoral bursa, gluteoinguinal, glutes, glutethimide, gluteus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, glutinant
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Medical definitions for glutethimide

glutethimide
[ glōō-tĕth′ə-mīd′ ]

n.

A nonbarbiturate sedative and hypnotic drug.
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