thiazide

 
Pronunciation: /ˈθʌɪəzʌɪd/

noun

Medicine
  • any of a class of sulphur-containing drugs that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and are used as diuretics and to assist in lowering the blood pressure: [as modifier]: thiazide diuretics

Origin:

1950s: from elements of thio- + azine + oxide