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diazoxide

[ dahy-az-ok-sahyd ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C 8 H 7 ClN 2 O 2 S, having potent antihypertensive action and used to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive crisis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diazoxide1

diaz- + oxide, components of the chemical name

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