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diethylpropion

[ dahy-eth-uhl-proh-pee-uhn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diethylpropion1

Apparently di- 1 + ethyl + propion(ic)

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