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glutethimide

glutethimide

1 9.9
A drug once used to help people sleep
  • noun
  • /ˌɡluːtəˈhaɪmiːd/
  • Specialized
: glutetimida
  • The doctor prescribed glutethimide for her insomnia.

Examples

  • The doctor no longer prescribes glutethimide due to its side effects.

  • Abuse of glutethimide led to its withdrawal in many countries.

  • Researchers are studying the interaction of glutethimide with other medications.

  • Many patients found glutethimide effective for sleep issues.

  • Abuse of glutethimide led to its withdrawal in many countries.

  • The doctor no longer prescribes glutethimide due to its side effects.

  • Many patients found glutethimide effective for sleep issues.

Synonyms

Doriden
vsglutethimide
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A medicine once used to help people with sleep problems

is the generic drug name rather than the brand name

Surface Forms

glutethimide singular
glutethimides plural

Morphology

glutethimide = gluteth + imide

Although it contains the technical chemical suffix '-imide', the initial element 'gluteth-' is a non-lexical specialized combining form, so the overall meaning is technical and not inferable by average learners.

Etymology

Glutethimide is a chemical name made of parts; the ending -imide is a common chemical ending and the first part comes from the related name glutar-. So a helpful way to remember it is that the whole name marks a specific 'sedative' medicine.