probenecid

American

[proh-ben-uh-sid] / proʊˈbɛn ə sɪd /

noun

Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 1 3 H 1 9 NO 4 S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.

Etymology

Origin of probenecid

First recorded in 1945–50; pro(pyl) + ben(zen)e + (a)cid

Example Sentences

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The pharmacist, it turns out, had sold him empty gelatin capsules but used a pill-counter contaminated from selling probenecid to a previous customer.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2014

Another drug, probenecid, is no good for acute attacks and may actually aggravate them, but paradoxically is the best long-term treatment to keep the disease quiescent.

From Time Magazine Archive

But probenecid did not become prohibited in international cycling until August, so Delgado got away with it.

From Time Magazine Archive

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