acetohexamide
/ˌasɪtəʊˈhɛksəmʌɪd/Pharmacology
noun
An oral hypoglycaemic drug of the sulphonylurea class.
- Chemical name: 1-[(p-acetylphenyl)-sulfonyl]-3-cyclohexylurea, C15H20N2O4S..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. From aceto- + hexa- + amide.