sulfonylurea

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Definition of sulfonylurea

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.
    “Bullwort is a difficult-to-control weed: in cereals, only sulfonylureas are effective.”

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Etymology

From sulfonyl + urea.

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