Eplerenone Definition

əp-lĕrə-nōn
noun
A drug, C24 H30 O6 , that blocks aldosterone receptors and is used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure.
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Origin of Eplerenone

  • ep(oxy) perhaps (e)le(ven) (one of the positions to which the oxygen atom is attached to form the epoxide) (t)r(i)enone compound containing three double bonds and an attached oxygen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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