biguanide

As nouns the difference between terms and biguanide

is that terms is while biguanide is (organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

Carbamimidoylguanidine is a synonym of biguanide.

As a noun biguanide is

(organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

Diguanide is a synonym of biguanide.

As nouns the difference between diguanide and biguanide

is that diguanide is biguanide while biguanide is (organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

As nouns the difference between drug and biguanide

is that drug is (pharmacology) a substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose or drug can be (obsolete) a drudge while biguanide is (organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

As a verb drug

is to administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent or drug can be (drag).

As nouns the difference between antimalarial and biguanide

is that antimalarial is an agent that prevents or counteracts malaria while biguanide is (organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

As an adjective antimalarial

is preventing or counteracting malaria.

As nouns the difference between antihyperglycemic and biguanide

is that antihyperglycemic is (medicine) such a medication while biguanide is (organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

As an adjective antihyperglycemic

is (of a medication or treatment) tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).

In organic compound terms the difference between guanidine and biguanide

is that guanidine is a strong base HN=C(NH₂)₂ obtained by the oxidation of guanine while biguanide is the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

As nouns the difference between compound and biguanide

is that compound is an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined or compound can be anything made by combining several things while biguanide is (organic compound) the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine.

As an adjective compound

is composed of elements; not simple.

As a verb compound

is to form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

As nouns the difference between biguanide and phenformin

is that biguanide is the compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine while phenformin is an antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.