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sulphonylurea en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulphonyl Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. French uréeder. New Latinder. English urea English sulphonylurea From sulphonyl + urea.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of sulfonylurea.
   alt of sulfonylurea
   • The cryophilic phenotype of the atu mutant was alleviated to some extent by administering rotenone, a pharmacological inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation, but not tolbutamide, a sulphonylurea that stimulates metabolic rate by raising the lymphatic concentration of glucose. 2009 March 27, Ken-ichi Takeuchi et al., “Changes in Temperature Preferences and Energy Homeostasis in Dystroglycan Mutants”, in Science, volume 323, number 5922, →DOI, pages 1740–1743:

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