See Also: arrondissement(medicine)
arrondissement(dictionary)

spironolactone (iou) and arrondissement (iou)


spironolactone (iou)



spironolactone noun. M20.
[from spirolactone (see SPIRO-) with inserted -ON(E).]
Pharmacology. A steroid spirolactone derivative, C24H32O4S, which is an aldosterone antagonist promoting sodium excretion, used esp. to treat certain types of oedema and hypertension.

arrondissement (iou)



arrondissement noun. [ardism] Pl. pronounced same. E19.
[French, from arrondiss- lengthened stem of arrondir make round: see -MENT.]
An administrative subdivision of a French city or department.