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)
- (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.
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