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primidone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈpɹɪm.əˌdoʊn/ (General-American)
/ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of p(y)rimid(ine) + d(i)one.

Meanings

(uncountable) An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.