metformin (English, noun)
expansion: metformin (countable and uncountable, plural metformins)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: metformins
tags: plural