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clorgiline

US/ˈklɔɹ.d͡ʒɪˌlin/

clorgiline noun: an irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in scientific research, and structurally related to pargyline.

clorgiline: an irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in scientific research, and...
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Noun

clorgiline (uncountable)

  1. An irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in scientific research, and structurally related to pargyline.

Forms of clorgiline

alternative formclorgyline
alternative formchlorgyline

Origin of clorgiline

From chlor- + -giline.

Questions about clorgiline

What does clorgiline mean?
Clorgiline means an irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in scientific research, and structurally related to pargyline.
What part of speech is clorgiline?
Clorgiline is a noun.
How do you pronounce clorgiline?
Clorgiline is pronounced /ˈklɔɹ.d͡ʒɪˌlin/ (US).

Words near clorgiline in the dictionary

  1. cloranolol
  2. clorazepate
  3. Clore
  4. Clores
  5. clorexolone
  6. clorgiline
  7. clorgyline
  8. cloricromen
  9. cloridarol
  10. Clorinda
  11. clorindione

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