probenecid

noun

pro·ben·e·cid prō-ˈbe-nə-səd

: a drug C₁₃H₁₉NO₄S that acts on renal tubular function and is used to increase the concentration of some drugs (such as penicillin) in the blood by inhibiting their excretion and to increase the excretion of urates in gout

Examples of probenecid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Roberts was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for probenecid from a test in March 2017. —

Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018 His defense: His girlfriend, suffering from a sinus infection, obtained an out-of-production antibiotic in rural India that contained probenecid. —

Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

irregular from propyl + benzoic acid

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of probenecid was in 1950

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probenecid

noun

pro·ben·e·cid prō-ˈben-ə-səd

: a drug C₁₃H₁₉NO₄S that acts on renal tubular function and is used to increase the concentration of some drugs (as penicillin) in the blood by inhibiting their excretion and to increase the excretion of urates in gout