Word: milrinone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mil
ri
none
Definition: An inotropic vasodilator agent administered in the form of its lactate C12H9N3O·C3H6O3 especially in short-term intravenous therapy for congestive heart failure.
Morphemes:
Affix: methyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: -rinone
Language: en
Meaning: amrinone derivative