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probenecid

[proh-ben-uh-sid]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C13H19NO4S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.
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Origin of probenecid

First recorded in 1945–50; pro(pyl) + ben(zen)e + (a)cid
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probenecid

(prō-bĕn′ĭ-sĭd)
n.
  1. A uricosuric drug derived from benzoic acid and used chiefly in the treatment of gout.
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