-olone

UK/ə.ləʊn/US/əˌloʊn/

suffix

Used to form names of steroids or steroidlike drugs that are not prednisolone derivatives.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of steroids or steroidlike drugs that are not prednisolone derivatives.

Origin

From prednisolone.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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