primidone

English

Chemical structure of primidone

Etymology

Blend of p(y)rimid(ine) +‎ d(i)one.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/, /ˈpɹɪm.əˌdoʊn/

Noun

primidone (uncountable)

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

References

• “primidone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “primidone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• prinomide