GLUCOPHAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Glucophage mean? 

• GLUCOPHAGE (noun)
  The noun GLUCOPHAGE has 1 sense:

1. an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes

  Familiarity information: GLUCOPHAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLUCOPHAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Glucophage; metformin

Hypernyms ("Glucophage" is a kind of...):

antidiabetic; antidiabetic drug (a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Glucophage is a type of antidiabetic agent.

(Glucophage, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Glucophage.

(Metformin hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)