Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A diuretic, C17H20N2O5S2, used in the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and renal disease.
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- noun A sulfamyl
drug used to treatheart failure .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The league has attempted to suspend the players for testing positive for the diuretic bumetanide, which is on the league's list of banned substances as a possible masking agent for steroids.
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The NFL has attempted to suspend the two Vikings players for testing positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is on the league's list of banned substances as a possible masking agent for steroids.
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The Williamses were initially suspended in 2008 for taking a weight-loss supplement called StarCaps that contained a banned diuretic called bumetanide that can mask the presence of steroids.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The Williamses, who are not related, tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the N.F.L. because it can mask the presence of steroids.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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The Williamses, who are not related, tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the N.F.L. because it can mask the presence of steroids.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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The Williamses, who are not related, tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the N.F.L. because it can mask the presence of steroids.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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The Vikings players tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the NFL because it can mask the presence of steroids.
Salon 2009
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The Vikings players tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the NFL because it can mask the presence of steroids.
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The Vikings players tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the NFL because it can mask the presence of steroids.
Brownsville Herald : 2009
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Two Minnesota Vikings, Kevin Williams and Pat Williams - who are not related - tested positive in 2008 for the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the NFL because of its masking capabilities.
unknown title 2009
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