allopurinol

al·lo·pu·ri·nol | \ ˌa-lō-ˈpyu̇r-ə-ˌnȯl

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Definition of allopurinol

: a drug C₅H₄N₄O used to promote excretion of uric acid

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Recent Examples on the Web What now holds his symptoms at bay is a daily dose of allopurinol, a drug developed in 1963 by the American biochemists Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings (who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine). — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "Once the Disease of Gluttonous Aristocrats, Gout Is Now Tormenting the Masses," 13 Nov. 2020

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“Allopurinol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allopurinol. Accessed 19 Jan. 2021.

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