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cathinone

cathinone noun: the aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat.

Noun

cathinone (countable and uncountable, plural cathinones)

  1. The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat.

Forms of cathinone

pluralcathinones

Origin of cathinone

cathine + -one

Words formed from cathinone

Questions about cathinone

What does cathinone mean?
Cathinone means the aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat.
What part of speech is cathinone?
Cathinone is a noun.
What is the plural of cathinone?
The plural of cathinone is cathinones.

Words near cathinone in the dictionary

  1. Cathie
  2. Cathies
  3. cathilicidin
  4. cathine
  5. cathing
  6. cathinone
  7. cathinones
  8. cathiodermie
  9. cathion
  10. cathionic
  11. cathions

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