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Anorectic vs Pyrovalerone - What's the difference?

anorectic | pyrovalerone |

As nouns the difference between anorectic and pyrovalerone

is that anorectic is a person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic while pyrovalerone is a psychoactive drug, (rs)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pentan-1-one , used to treat chronic fatigue and as an anorectic.

As an adjective anorectic

is characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.

anorectic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
  • * 2005': cultural historians would trace the impact of the drug across a wide spectrum of popular culture, from the Mods of Britain to the new '''anorectic chic of the fashion world as exemplified by models like Twiggy. — Martin Torgoff, ''Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 160)
  • Causing a loss of appetite.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
  • Anagrams

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    pyrovalerone

    Noun

  • A psychoactive drug, (RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pentan-1-one , used to treat chronic fatigue and as an anorectic.
  • Derived terms

    * methylenedioxypyrovalerone