thiazolidinedione

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Noun

thiazolidinedione (plural thiazolidinediones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups
    Synonym: glitazone

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