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entacapone

US/ɛnˈtæk.əˌpoʊn/

entacapone noun: a drug C₁₄H₁₅N₃O₅ that inhibits the breakdown of ʟ-dopa and is used in conjunction with ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is marketed under the trademark Comtan and when used in conjunction with carbidopa and L-dopa, under the trademark Stalevo.

Noun

entacapone (uncountable)

  1. A drug C₁₄H₁₅N₃O₅ that inhibits the breakdown of ʟ-dopa and is used in conjunction with ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is marketed under the trademark Comtan and when used in conjunction with carbidopa and L-dopa, under the trademark Stalevo.

Origin of entacapone

Probably from German ent(gegen) (“E-configuration”) + -a- + -capone (“catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor”).

Questions about entacapone

What does entacapone mean?
Entacapone means a drug C₁₄H₁₅N₃O₅ that inhibits the breakdown of ʟ-dopa and is used in conjunction with ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is marketed under the trademark Comtan and when used in conjunction with carbidopa and L-dopa, under the trademark Stalevo.
What part of speech is entacapone?
Entacapone is a noun.
How do you pronounce entacapone?
Entacapone is pronounced /ɛnˈtæk.əˌpoʊn/ (US).

Words near entacapone in the dictionary

  1. entabulated
  2. entabulates
  3. entabulating
  4. entabulation
  5. entabulations
  6. entacapone
  7. entactin
  8. entactins
  9. entactogen
  10. entactogenesis
  11. entactogenic

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