Meanings
nounemepronium (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn anticholinergic drug used in urology as an antispasmodic.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEther
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Frenchpropionique
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchpropyl-
- Englishpropyl
- New Latinammōnium
- Englishammonium
- Englishonium
- Englishemepronium
From e(thyl) + me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
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APA
emepronium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emepronium
MLA
“emepronium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emepronium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emepronium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emepronium.
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