Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biguanide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: biguanide
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From bi- + guanide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Usage

Inflected Forms

biguanides (plural)

Derived Forms

bisbiguanide

Phrases

polyaminopropyl biguanide

Synonyms

diguanide 2-carbamimidoylguanidine

Questions

What does biguanide mean?: The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Where does biguanide come from?: From bi- + guanide.

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