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deprenyl

US/ˈdɛp.ɹəˌnɪl/

deprenyl noun: a monoamine oxidase inhibitor C₁₃H₁₇N used especially to treat Parkinson's disease.

deprenyl: a monoamine oxidase inhibitor C₁₃H₁₇N used especially to treat Parkinson's disease
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Noun

deprenyl (uncountable)

  1. A monoamine oxidase inhibitor C₁₃H₁₇N used especially to treat Parkinson's disease.

Origin of deprenyl

Probably from d(im)e(thyl) + pr(opargyl) + (ph)en(eth)yl(amine).

Questions about deprenyl

What does deprenyl mean?
Deprenyl means a monoamine oxidase inhibitor C₁₃H₁₇N used especially to treat Parkinson's disease.
What part of speech is deprenyl?
Deprenyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce deprenyl?
Deprenyl is pronounced /ˈdɛp.ɹəˌnɪl/ (US).

Words near deprenyl in the dictionary

  1. deprehending
  2. deprehends
  3. deprehensible
  4. deprehension
  5. deprehensions
  6. deprenyl
  7. deprenylation
  8. depreotide
  9. deprepositional
  10. deprescribe
  11. deprescribed

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