GLIPIZIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glipizide mean? 

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

1. an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLIPIZIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

glipizide; Glucotrol

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

antidiabetic; antidiabetic drug (a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus)

 Context examples 

Glycyclamide, also called tolcyclamide, is less potent than glipizide.

(Glycyclamide, NCI Thesaurus)

Glipizide is rapidly absorbed, has a very quick onset of action and a short half-life.

(Glipizide, NCI Thesaurus)