phenylbutazone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of phenylbutazone
1950–55; phenyl + but(yric) + (pyr)az(olidinedi)one, a component of its chemical name; see azo-, -one
Example Sentences
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At present, any horse not signed out of the human food chain cannot be given certain drugs, such as painkiller phenylbutazone, or 'bute'.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2021
Most were for excessive use of phenylbutazone, a commonly used anti-inflammatory known as bute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Traces of the anti-inflammatory phenylbutazone, known as bute, were found in Dancer’s Image’s post-race urinalysis.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2019
Waitrose corned beef is also being produced in the UK for the first time, after its rival Asda found the horse drug phenylbutazone – or bute – in its own-brand corned beef.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2013
Some horsemeat may contain the painkiller phenylbutazone, or bute, which is never supposed to enter the human food chain, since it presents the small risk of messing up your bone marrow.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 19, 2013
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