thiazolidinedione

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What does thiazolidinedione mean?

Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups

Where does thiazolidinedione come from?

From thiazolidine + -dione.

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