THALIDOMIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("thalidomide" is a kind of...):

sedative-hypnotic; sedative-hypnotic drug (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)

teratogen (any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples)

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