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probenecid

[ proh-ben-uh-sid ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 1 3 H 1 9 NO 4 S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of probenecid1

First recorded in 1945–50; pro(pyl) + ben(zen)e + (a)cid

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