allopurinol
noun
al·lo·pu·ri·nol
ˌa-lō-ˈpyu̇r-ə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
: a drug C5H4N4O used to promote excretion of uric acid
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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).
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
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allo- + purine + -ol entry 1
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
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“Allopurinol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allopurinol. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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allopurinol
noun
al·lo·pu·ri·nol
ˌal-ō-ˈpyu̇r-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a drug C3H4N4O used to promote excretion of uric acid especially in the treatment of gout
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