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Meaning of Metopirone in English:

Metopirone

Pronunciation /ˌmɛtə(ʊ)ˈpɪrəʊn/

noun

Pharmacology

  • The drug metyrapone.

    A trademark in the United States.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Lancet. Perhaps from met- + -o- + pir- (in pyrid, with alteration of y to i) + -one, after the chemical name 2-methyl-1,2-di(pyrid-3-yl)propan-1-one.