pyrovalerone
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Pyrovalerone.svg/220px-Pyrovalerone.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]pyr(r)o(lidine) + valer(o) + (phen)one.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /paɪ.roʊ.ˈvæl.ɚ.roʊn/
Noun
[edit]pyrovalerone (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.