metformin
/mɛtˈfɔːmɪn/Pharmacology
noun
A biguanide derivative, C4H11N5, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycaemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From met- + -formin.
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