"pyrovalerone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /paɪ.roʊˈvæl.ɚ.roʊn/ [General-American] Audio: En US pyrovalerone.wav
Etymology: From pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pyrrolidine|valero-|phenone|alt1=pyr(r)o(lidine)|alt2=valer(o)|alt3=(phen)one}} pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: pyrovalerone Tags: uncountable Derived forms: methylenedioxypyrovalerone Related terms: pyro-, valeric, -one, valerone
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