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pyrovalerone

/paɪ.roʊˈvæl.ɚ.roʊn/

pyrovalerone noun: a psychoactive drug, (RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pentan-1-one, used to treat chronic fatigue and as an anorectic. It belongs to the family of substituted cathinones.

pyrovalerone: a psychoactive drug, (RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pentan-1-one, used to treat chronic...
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Noun

pyrovalerone (uncountable)

  1. A psychoactive drug, (RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pentan-1-one, used to treat chronic fatigue and as an anorectic. It belongs to the family of substituted cathinones.

Origin of pyrovalerone

From pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one.

Words formed from pyrovalerone

Questions about pyrovalerone

What does pyrovalerone mean?
Pyrovalerone means a psychoactive drug, (RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pentan-1-one, used to treat chronic fatigue and as an anorectic. It belongs to the family of substituted cathinones.
What part of speech is pyrovalerone?
Pyrovalerone is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyrovalerone?
Pyrovalerone is pronounced /paɪ.roʊˈvæl.ɚ.roʊn/ (US).

Words near pyrovalerone in the dictionary

  1. pyrotritartaric acid
  2. pyrotron
  3. pyrotrons
  4. pyrotungstic
  5. pyrouric
  6. pyrovalerone
  7. pyrovanadic
  8. pyrovidicon
  9. pyrovidicons
  10. pyroxamide
  11. pyroxamine

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