TOLBUTAMIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tolbutamide mean? 

• TOLBUTAMIDE (noun)
  The noun TOLBUTAMIDE has 1 sense:

1. sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus

  Familiarity information: TOLBUTAMIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOLBUTAMIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Orinase; tolbutamide

Hypernyms ("tolbutamide" is a kind of...):

sulfonylurea (antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus)

hypoglycaemic agent; hypoglycemic agent (any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus)

 Context examples 

Metahexamide has greater potency than chlorpropamide and tolbutamide.

(Metahexamide, NCI Thesaurus)