What does "thiazolidinedione" mean?

Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups

What is a synonym for "thiazolidinedione"?

Common synonyms include: glitazone.

Thiazolidinedione

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Noun

1
Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups

Synonyms

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glitazone

Etymology

thiazolidine + -dione.

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