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tha•lid•o•mide



Pronunciation: (thu-lid'u-mīd", tha-), [key]
—n. Pharm.
a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C13H10N2O4, formerly used as a tranquilizer, sedative, or hypnotic: it was discovered that when taken during pregnancy it affects normal growth of the fetus and results in abnormally shortened limbs of the newborn.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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