pyrovalerone

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /paɪ.roʊˈvæl.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.

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