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desethylamiodarone

desethylamiodarone noun: a metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups.

Noun

desethylamiodarone (uncountable)

  1. A metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups
    • Amiodarone and its principal lipophilic metabolite, desethylamiodarone, are highly concentrated in the liver in a manner that appears to be related more closely to the total dose rather than to plasma concentrations.2015 July 26, Liane Rabinowich, Oren Shibolet, “Drug Induced Steatohepatitis: An Uncommon Culprit of a Common Disease”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of desethylamiodarone

From desethyl + amiodarone.

Questions about desethylamiodarone

What does desethylamiodarone mean?
Desethylamiodarone means a metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups.
What part of speech is desethylamiodarone?
Desethylamiodarone is a noun.

Words near desethylamiodarone in the dictionary

  1. deserving poor
  2. deservingly
  3. deservingness
  4. deservings
  5. desethyl
  6. desethylamiodarone
  7. desethylation
  8. desethylations
  9. desethylchloroquine
  10. desethylibogamine
  11. desethylsimazine

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