allopurinol

noun

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

-ˌnōl

: a drug C₅H₄N₄O used to promote excretion of uric acid

Examples of allopurinol in a Sentence

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, 13 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

allo- + purine + -ol entry 1

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for allopurinol

• dinitrophenol
• eugenol
• nitrophenol
• polyphenol
• pentachlorophenol
• phenol

Medical Definition

allopurinol

noun

al·​lo·​pu·​ri·​nol ˌal-ō-ˈpyu̇r-ə-ˌnȯl  -ˌnōl 

: a drug C₃H₄N₄O used to promote excretion of uric acid especially in the treatment of gout