Meanings
nounmeglitinide (countable and uncountable, plural meglitinides)
plural meglitinides
- countableuncountablechemistryAny of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
- countableuncountablechemistryA chemical compound which is the prototype of this drug class (see drawing).
Origin
From me(thoxy) + gli- (“antihyperglycemic”).
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meglitinide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meglitinide
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