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dipivefrine

dipivefrine noun: a prodrug of epinephrine used to treat glaucoma.

Noun

dipivefrine (uncountable)

  1. A prodrug of epinephrine used to treat glaucoma.

Origin of dipivefrine

From di- + piv(alate) + (epin)ephrine.

Questions about dipivefrine

What does dipivefrine mean?
Dipivefrine means a prodrug of epinephrine used to treat glaucoma.
What part of speech is dipivefrine?
Dipivefrine is a noun.

Words near dipivefrine in the dictionary

  1. DipIT
  2. dipivaloyl
  3. dipivaloylketene
  4. dipivaloylketenes
  5. dipivefrin
  6. dipivefrine
  7. dipivoxil
  8. dipl-
  9. dipl.
  10. diplacanthid
  11. diplacusis

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