Meanings
nounmetformin (countable and uncountable, plural metformins)
plural metformins
- countableuncountablemedicineA biguanide derivative, C₄H₁₁N₅, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes
Similar
Glucophage
Broader
antidiabeticantidiabetic drug
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From meth- + -formin (“phenformin derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali মেটফরমিন
- মেটফরমিন (meṭophromin)Translations
Catalan metformina
- metforminaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 二甲雙胍 /二甲双胍
- 二甲雙胍 /二甲双胍 (èrjiǎshuāngguā)Translations
Finnish metformiini
- metformiiniTranslations
French metformine
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German Metformin
- MetforminTranslations
Hungarian metformin
- metforminTranslations
Italian metformina
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Japanese メトホルミン
- メトホルミン (metohorumin)Translations
Polish metformina
- metforminaTranslations
Portuguese metformina
- metforminaTranslations
Russian метформи́н
- метформи́н (metformín)Translations
Slovak metformín
- metformínTranslations
Spanish metformina
- metforminaTranslations
Turkish metformin
- metforminTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
metformin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metformin
MLA
“metformin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metformin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metformin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metformin.
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