Meanings
noundipivefrine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA prodrug of epinephrine used to treat glaucoma.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Englishpivalic acid
- Englishpivalate
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
- Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
- Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
- Englishepinephrine
- Englishdipivefrine
From di- + piv(alate) + (epin)ephrine.
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APA
dipivefrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipivefrine
MLA
“dipivefrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipivefrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dipivefrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipivefrine.
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