glutethimide

 [gloo-teth-uh-mahyd]  

glu·teth·i·mide

   [gloo-teth-uh-mahyd]
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C13H15NO2, used as a hypnotic and sedative.
Origin:
1950–55; glute(n) + thi- + (a)mide
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glutethimide glu·teth·i·mide (gl&oomacr;-těth'ə-mīd')
n.
A nonbarbiturate sedative and hypnotic drug.

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