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hydrochlorothiazide

[hahy-druh-klawr-uh-thahy-uh-zahyd, -klohr-]

hy·dro·chlo·ro·thi·a·zide

[hahy-druh-klawr-uh-thahy-uh-zahyd, -klohr-]
noun Pharmacology.
a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C7H8ClN3O4S2, used as a diuretic and in the treatment of hypertension.

Origin:
1955–60; hydro-2 + chlorothiazide
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Hydrochlorothiazide has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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hydrochlorothiazide

noun
a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension 
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