propafenone

P3R1O1P3A1F4E1N1O1N1E1
UK/pɹəʊˈpæf.ən.əʊn/US/pɹoʊˈpæf.əˌnoʊn/

noun

A drug with antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic properties, used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.

OriginGerman Propafenon →
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Meanings

nounpropafenone (countable and uncountable, plural propafenones)

plural propafenones

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA drug with antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic properties, used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.

Origin

  1. GermanPropafenon
  2. Englishpropafenone

From German Propafenon, from Propylamino + Fen- (“alteration of Phenyl”) + -on.

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APA

propafenone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propafenone

MLA

“propafenone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propafenone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propafenone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propafenone.

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