Meanings
nounglibenclamide (countable and uncountable, plural glibenclamides)
plural glibenclamides · alternative glyburide
- countableuncountablemedicineAn oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.
Origin
- Englishgli-
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishbenzamide
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchloro-
- Englishsulfon(ic acid)
- Englishamide
- Englishsulfonamide
- Englishglibenclamide
From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + ben(zamide) + chl(oro)- + (sulfon)amide.
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APA
glibenclamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glibenclamide
MLA
“glibenclamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glibenclamide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glibenclamide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glibenclamide.
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