glyburide

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US/ˈɡlaɪ.bjəˌɹaɪd/

A form of glibenclamide — An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.

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DiaBetaMicronase
OriginEnglish urea ← French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) →
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Meanings

nounglyburide (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablemedicineAlternative form of glibenclamide.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

Similar
DiaBetaMicronase
Broader
antidiabeticantidiabetic drug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  8. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  12. Englishhyper-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  14. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  15. Englishglyc-
  16. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  17. Englishglycemia
  18. Englishhyperglycemia
  19. Englishhyperglycemic
  20. Englishantihyperglycemic
  21. Englishgly-
  22. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  25. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  26. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  27. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  28. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  29. Old Javanesejawa
  30. Old JavaneseJawi
  31. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  32. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  33. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  34. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  35. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  36. Catalanbenjuí
  37. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  38. Englishbenzoin
  39. Englishbenzo-
  40. Englishbenz-
  41. Egyptianjmn
  42. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  43. LatinAmmōn
  44. Latinammoniacus
  45. Englishammonia
  46. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  47. Englishamide
  48. Englishbenzamide
  49. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  50. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  51. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  52. Frenchurée
  53. Englishurea
  54. Englishglyburide

From gly- (“antihyperglycemic”) + b(enzamide) + ur(ea) + -ide.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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