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thalidomide

tha·lid·o·mide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thuh-lid-uh-mahyd]
    • /θəˈlɪd əˌmaɪd/
    • /θəˈlɪd.ə.maɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thuh-lid-uh-mahyd]
    • /θəˈlɪd əˌmaɪd/

Definitions of thalidomide word

  • noun thalidomide a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus. 1
  • noun thalidomide drug that causes foetal deformities 1
  • uncountable noun thalidomide Thalidomide is a drug which used to be given to pregnant women, before it was discovered that it resulted in babies being born with wrongly shaped arms and legs. 0
  • adjective thalidomide Thalidomide is used to describe someone whose arms and legs are wrongly shaped because their mother took thalidomide when she was pregnant. 0
  • noun thalidomide a synthetic drug formerly used as a sedative and hypnotic but withdrawn from the market when found to cause abnormalities in developing fetuses. Formula: C13H10N2O4 0
  • noun thalidomide (as modifier) 0

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Origin of thalidomide

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; (ph)thal(im)ido(glutari)mide, equivalent to phthalimide (phthal(ic) + imide) + -o- + glutarimide (glut(en) + (tart)ar(ic) + imide)

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thalidomide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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