amrinone

[ am-ruh-nohn ]

/ ˈæm rəˌnoʊn /

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a potent substance, C10H9N3O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Perhaps am(ino-) + (py)ri(di)none components of its chemical name; see pyridine, -one