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-spirone

UK/ˈspʌɪ.ɹəʊn/US/ˈspaɪˌɹoʊn/

-spirone suffix: used to form names of buspirone derivatives used as anxiolytics.

Suffix

-spirone

  1. Used to form names of buspirone derivatives used as anxiolytics.

Origin of -spirone

From buspirone.

Questions about -spirone

What does -spirone mean?
-spirone means used to form names of buspirone derivatives used as anxiolytics.
What part of speech is -spirone?
-spirone is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -spirone?
-spirone is pronounced /ˈspʌɪ.ɹəʊn/ (UK).

Words near -spirone in the dictionary

  1. -spermia
  2. -spermic
  3. -spermous
  4. -sphere
  5. -spheres
  6. -spirone
  7. -splain
  8. -splained
  9. -splaining
  10. -splains
  11. -sploitation

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