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thalidomide

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11 lettersPronunciation /θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/Part of speech nounSorted addehiilmotStarts with TEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A drug now tightly controlled because it can cause severe birth defects.

Word origin

From (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide.

Used in a sentence

  • I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.
  • I can't stand to see your thalidomide robot face

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