ethosuximide

[eth-oh-suhk-suh-mahyd]

noun Pharmacology.

an anticonvulsant, C₇H₁₁NO₂, used in medicine to treat certain kinds of epilepsy, especially petit mal.

Origin:
eth(yl) + -o- + suximide apparently shortening of succinimide (succin(ic) + imide)

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Ethosuximide has a plethora of syllables.

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given to using long words.

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

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ethosuximide
noun
an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy

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