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.
Definition of Metopirone in US English:
Metopirone
(also metopirone)
nounˌmɛtə(ʊ)ˈpɪrəʊn
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.