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amrinone

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[am-ruh-nohn] / ˈæm rəˌnoʊn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.

Etymology

Origin of amrinone

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

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