aminoglutethimide
[ uh-mee-noh-gloo-teth-uh-mahyd, am-uh-noh- ]
/ əˌmi noʊ gluˈtɛθ əˌmaɪd, ˌæm ə noʊ- /
noun Pharmacology.
a hormone antagonist, C13H16N2O2, used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.
Origin of aminoglutethimide
apparently from selected and rearranged syllables of
aminophenyl and
ethylglutarimide, components of its full chemical name
Words nearby aminoglutethimide
aminobenzene,
aminobenzoic acid,
aminocarb,
aminocitric acid,
aminocyclohexane,
aminoglutethimide,
aminoglycoside,
aminolysis,
aminopeptidase,
aminophenazone,
aminophenol