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tolcapone

US/ˈtɑl.kəˌpoʊn/

tolcapone noun: a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor used as an antiparkinsonian drug.

tolcapone: a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor used as an antiparkinsonian drug
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Noun

tolcapone (uncountable)

  1. A catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor used as an antiparkinsonian drug.

Origin of tolcapone

Probably from tol(yl) + ca(techol) + p(hen)one.

Words formed from tolcapone

Questions about tolcapone

What does tolcapone mean?
Tolcapone means a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor used as an antiparkinsonian drug.
What part of speech is tolcapone?
Tolcapone is a noun.
How do you pronounce tolcapone?
Tolcapone is pronounced /ˈtɑl.kəˌpoʊn/ (US).

Words near tolcapone in the dictionary

  1. tolbot
  2. tolbots
  3. tolboxane
  4. tolbutamide
  5. tolbutamides
  6. tolcapone
  7. Tolchard
  8. tolciclate
  9. tolclofos-methyl
  10. told
  11. told a story

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