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fen-phen

/fɛnfɛn/

fen-phen noun: a combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss.

Noun

fen-phen (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss.
    • It is hard to recall the last time a drug so excited the general public. Fen-phen in the 1990s, maybe? Viagra or Botox in the 2000s? Each had amazing hype cycles but none as explosive as Ozempic.2023 October 9, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “Ozempic Can’t Fix What Our Culture Has Broken”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms of fen-phen

Forms of fen-phen

alternative formphen-fen
alternative formfen/phen
alternative formphen/fen

Origin of fen-phen

Blend of fenfluramine + phentermine, from the initial syllables of the two drugs.

Words that rhyme with fen-phen

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Questions about fen-phen

What does fen-phen mean?
Fen-phen means a combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss.
What part of speech is fen-phen?
Fen-phen is a noun.
How do you pronounce fen-phen?
Fen-phen is pronounced /fɛnfɛn/.

Words near fen-phen in the dictionary

  1. fen nettle
  2. fen nettles
  3. fen nightingale
  4. fen nightingales
  5. Fen River
  6. fen-phen
  7. fen/phen
  8. fenadiazole
  9. Fenady
  10. Fenagh
  11. fenagle

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