biguanide
English
Etymology
bi- + guanide
Noun
biguanide (countable and uncountable, plural biguanides)
- (organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
- Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
Synonyms
- diguanide
- 2-carbamimidoylguanidine
Derived terms
- polyaminopropyl biguanide
Translations
organic compound
drug
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French
Noun
biguanide f (plural biguanides)
- (organic chemistry) biguanide