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donepezil.

A drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₄H₂₉NO₃·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdɑnˈɛp.əz.ɪl/General-American/doʊˈnɛp.əz.ɪl/General-American
  1. A drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₄H₂₉NO₃·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ind(igo) French -ènebor. English -ene English indene German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English indenone Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English piperidine Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl ? English donepezil Probably from (in)d(en)one + (pi)pe(ridine) + (ben)zyl.

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