English
emeproniumemepronium
From e(thyl) + me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
Formed from ethyl + methyl + propyl + -onium ‘quaternary ammonium compound’
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’
German Ethyl
English ethyl
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’
German Methyl
English methyl
French méthylène
French propionique ‘propionic’
French propylique ‘propylic’
English propyl
Today it means
noun An anticholinergic drug used in urology as an antispasmodic.
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