technical name

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Many GLP-1 drugs, which is technical name for the drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity, cost over $1,000 a month in the US without insurance or discounts.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

It’s not just the technical name that’s under dispute.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2024

Experts agree that a vaccinated population is the best defense against poliomyelitis, the technical name for the disease caused by the poliovirus—which can sometimes lead to permanent paralysis.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2022

This verification process is widely known as crypto mining and has the technical name “proof of work.”

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

L. N. The technical name of quatrains like this is suwal o jawab, or muraja'at.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar