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gonzo (iou) and carbutamide (medicine)


gonzo (iou)



gonzo adjective & noun. slang (orig. & chiefly US). L20.
[Perh. from Italian = foolish, or Spanish ganso goose, fool.]
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating a style of subjective journalism characterized by factual distortion and exaggerated rhetoric; gen. bizarre, crazy. L20.
b. noun. Pl. -os. Gonzo journalism; a journalist Writing in this style; gen. a crazy or foolish person. L20.

carbutamide (medicine)


carbutamide
<chemical> A sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent with similar actions and uses to chlorpropamide.

Pharmacological action: hypoglycaemic agents.

Chemical name: Benzenesulfonamide, 4-amino-N-((butylamino)carbonyl)-