pyrovalerone
A psychoactive drug,-1--2-pentan-1-one, used to treat chronic fatigue and as an anorecticA 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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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
From pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one.From pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one.
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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