glutethimide

[ gloo-teth-uh-mahyd ]
/ gluˈtɛθ əˌmaɪd /

noun Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C13H15NO2, used as a hypnotic and sedative.

Origin of glutethimide

First recorded in 1950–55; glute(n) + thi- + (a)mide

Medical definitions for glutethimide

glutethimide
[ glōō-tĕthə-mīd′ ]

n.

A nonbarbiturate sedative and hypnotic drug.