A chemical compound containing two guanide groups, often used in medicine and research.
From 'di-' (two) combined with 'guanide,' which comes from guanine, a nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA. The '-ide' suffix indicates a chemical compound.
Metformin, one of the world's most prescribed diabetes medications, is actually a biguanide (a type of diguanide), making this an invisible part of millions of people's daily health routines.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.