dapagliflozin

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US/ˌdæp.əɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/

noun

A drug C₂₁H₂₅ClO₆·C₃H₈O₂·H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes. It is marketed under the trademark Farxiga.

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Meanings

noundapagliflozin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug C₂₁H₂₅ClO₆·C₃H₈O₂·H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes. It is marketed under the trademark Farxiga.

Origin

From dapa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

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APA

dapagliflozin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dapagliflozin

MLA

“dapagliflozin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dapagliflozin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dapagliflozin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dapagliflozin.

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