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-perone

UK/pə.ɹəʊn/US/pəˌɹoʊn/

-perone suffix: used to form names of 4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivatives used as tranquilizers and neuroleptics.

Suffix

-perone

  1. Used to form names of 4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivatives used as tranquilizers and neuroleptics.

Origin of -perone

From (pi)per(idine) + (butyrophen)one.

Questions about -perone

What does -perone mean?
-perone means used to form names of 4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivatives used as tranquilizers and neuroleptics.
What part of speech is -perone?
-perone is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -perone?
-perone is pronounced /pə.ɹəʊn/ (UK).

Words near -perone in the dictionary

  1. -pelago
  2. -penia
  3. -people
  4. -peridol
  5. -peridone
  6. -perone
  7. -person
  8. -persons
  9. -petal
  10. -pexy
  11. -phage

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