thalidomide

tha·lid·o·mide

noun \thə-ˈli-də-ˌmīd, -məd\

Definition of THALIDOMIDE

: a drug C₁₃H₁₀N₂O₄ that was formerly used as a sedative and is now used as an immunomodulatory agent especially in the treatment of leprosy and that is known to cause malformations of infants born to mothers using it during pregnancy

Origin of THALIDOMIDE

phthalic acid + -id- (from imide) + -o- + imide

First Known Use: 1958

Rhymes with THALIDOMIDE

by the wayside, dissatisfied, fit to be tied, formaldehyde, infanticide, initial side, insecticide, interallied, preoccupied, rodenticide, self-satisfied, terminal side, Trinitytide, tyrannicide, uxoricide