Meanings
nounglipizide (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
Similar
Glucotrol
Broader
antidiabeticantidiabetic drug
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + py(ra)z(ine) + -ide.
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APA
glipizide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glipizide
MLA
“glipizide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glipizide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glipizide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glipizide.
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