metformin

metformin

English

Molecular structure of metformin

Etymology

From meth- +‎ -formin (“phenformin derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɛtˈfɔː.mɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɛtˈfɔɹ.mɪn/

Noun

metformin (countable and uncountable, plural metformins)

1. (pharmacology) A biguanide derivative, C₄H₁₁N₅, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide.

Translations

Translations

Catalan: metformina f Chinese: Mandarin: 二甲雙胍／二甲双胍 (èrjiǎshuāngguā) Finnish: metformiini French: metformine (fr) f German: Metformin n Italian: metformina (it) f Japanese: メトホルミン (metohorumin) Polish: metformina (pl) f Portuguese: metformina (pt) f Russian: метформи́н m (metformín) Spanish: metformina f

References

• “metformin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “metformin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary