diethylpropion

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

nounPharmacology.
  1. a sympathomimetic substance, C13H19NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.

Origin of diethylpropion

1
Apparently di-1 + ethyl + propion(ic)

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