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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The test found Warrior’s Charge had 2.51 micrograms per milliliter of phenylbutazone in his blood after the Grade 2 race on June 26 in which he finished 3 1/4 lengths behind Maxfield.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022
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
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
Horses are routinely treated with an anti-inflammatory drug called phenylbutazone, or "bute".
From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2013
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