pyrovalerone

English

pyrovalerone

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /paɪ.roʊ.ˈvæl.ɚ.roʊn/

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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.

Derived terms

• methylenedioxypyrovalerone

Related terms

• pyro-
• valeric
• -one
• valerone