biguanide

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Etymology

From bi- +‎ guanide.

Noun

biguanide (countable and uncountable, plural biguanides)

  1. (organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
  2. Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.

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Noun

biguanide f (plural biguanides)

  1. (organic chemistry) biguanide
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