-arone

UK/ə.ɹəʊn/US/əˌɹoʊn/

suffix

Used to form names of antiarrhythmics.

OriginEnglish coumarone ← German Keton ← French coumarine →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of antiarrhythmics.

Origin

  1. Old Tupikumar
  2. Frenchcoumarou
  3. Frenchcoumarine
  4. GermanKeton
  5. Englishketone
  6. Englishcoumarone
  7. English-arone

From coumarone.

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Cite this entry
APA

-arone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arone

MLA

“-arone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-arone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arone.

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