Definition
A class of chemical compounds containing two guanidine groups, used in medicines especially for treating type 2 diabetes.
Etymology
From the prefix 'bi-' (two) plus 'guanide' (a chemical compound derived from guanine); the '-ide' suffix denotes a chemical compound.
Kelly Says
Metformin, the world's most prescribed diabetes drug with over 100 million users, is a biguanide—it works by slightly reducing glucose production and increasing insulin sensitivity, and it's so safe and effective it's been called a 'wonder drug.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብግዋናይድ
beg-gwaan-a-id
ARالعربية
بيغوانيد
bee-gwaan-eed
BNবাংলা
বাইগুয়ানাইড
bai-gwee-an-a-id
CACatalà
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
CSČeština
biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
DADansk
biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
DEDeutsch
Biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
ELΕλληνικά
μπιγκουανίδη
mpee-gwee-an-ee-deh
ESEspañol
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
FAفارسی
بیگواناید
bee-gwaan-a-eed
FISuomi
biguanidi
bee-gwee-an-idi
FRFrançais
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-eed
GUGU
બિગ્યુઆનિડ
bee-gwee-an-id
HAHA
biguanidi
bee-gwee-an-idi
HEעברית
ביגואניד
bee-gwaan-eed
HIहिन्दी
बिग्वानिड
bee-gwaan-eed
HUMagyar
biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
IDBahasa Indonesia
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
IGIG
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-eed
ITItaliano
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-ee-deh
JA日本語
ビッグユアニド
bigg-yuu-a-nido
KKKK
бигванаид
bee-gwaan-aid
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-p-phon-pra-p-phon
KO한국어
빅구아나이드
bik-gu-a-na-ideu
MRMR
बिग्वानिड
bee-gwaan-eed
MSBahasa Melayu
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိဂွန်နိုင်
ba-gwaan-noing
NLNederlands
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-eed
NONorsk
biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
PAPA
ਬਿਗੁਅਾਨਾਈਡ
bee-gwee-an-a-eed
PLPolski
biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
PTPortuguês
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
RORomână
biguanidă
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
RUРусский
бигуанид
bee-goo-an-eed
SVSvenska
biguanid
bee-gwee-an-eed
SWKiswahili
biguanidi
bee-gwee-an-idi
TAதமிழ்
பெரியகுவானைடு
periya-gwee-an-a-idu
TEతెలుగు
బిగ్గువానైడ్
big-gwee-an-aid
THไทย
ไบก्वาไนด์
bai-gwa-na-ide
TLTL
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
TRTürkçe
biguanit
bee-gwee-an-it
UKУкраїнська
бігуанід
bee-goo-an-eed
URاردو
بیگوانائید
bee-gwaan-a-eed
VITiếng Việt
biguanide
big-gwee-an-ide
YOYO
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-eed
ZUZU
biguanidi
bee-gwee-an-idi