[{"word":"thalidomide","phonetic":"/θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A drug sold during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but withdrawn as causing severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["(RS)-","-yl","C","H","N","O","di","isoindole","one","oxo","piperidin"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thalidomide"]}]