pyrovalerone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /paɪ.roʊˈvæl.ɚ.roʊn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one.
Meanings
- (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.