gliquidone

G2L1I1Q10U1I1D2O1N1E1

noun

A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.

OriginEnglish dione ← German Keton ← Latin di- →
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Meanings

noungliquidone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.

Origin

  1. Englishgli-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  3. Englishiso-
  4. Englishquinine
  5. Englishquinoline
  6. Englishisoquinoline
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  10. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  11. Latindi-
  12. Englishdi-
  13. GermanKeton
  14. Englishketone
  15. Englishdione
  16. Englishgliquidone

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + (iso)qui(noline) + d(i)one.

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APA

gliquidone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliquidone

MLA

“gliquidone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliquidone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gliquidone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliquidone.

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