-olone

English

Etymology

From prednisolone.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə.ləʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌloʊn/

Suffix

-olone

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of steroids or steroidlike drugs that are not prednisolone derivatives.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -olone

Related terms

• pred-, -pred-

Anagrams

• oleon