metformin
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Metformin.svg/150px-Metformin.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From meth- + -formin (“phenformin derivative”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɛtˈfɔː.mɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɛtˈfɔɹ.mɪn/
Noun
[edit]metformin (countable and uncountable, plural metformins)
- (pharmacology) A biguanide derivative, C4H11N5, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide.
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References
[edit]- “metformin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “metformin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.