entacapone

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word entacapone. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word entacapone, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say entacapone in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word entacapone you have here. The definition of the word entacapone will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofentacapone, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Chemical structure of entacapone
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

Probably from German ent(gegen) (E-configuration) +‎ -a- +‎ -capone (catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor).

Pronunciation

Noun

entacapone (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A drug C14H15N3O5 that inhibits the breakdown of ʟ-dopa and is used in conjunction with ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is marketed under the trademark Comtan and when used in conjunction with carbidopa and L-dopa, under the trademark Stalevo.

Hypernyms

References