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pyrazolone

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py⋅raz⋅o⋅lone

[pi-raz-uh-lohn, pahy-]
–noun Chemistry.
1. any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
2. the parent compound, C3H4N2O.

Origin:
1885–90; pyrazole + -one
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Main Entry: py·raz·o·lone
Pronunciation: -"lOn
Function: noun
1 : any of three isomeric carbonyl compoundsC3H4N2O derived from pyrazoline
2 : any of various derivatives of the pyrazolones some of which (as antipyrine) have been used as analgesics andantipyretics
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pyrazolone py·raz·o·lone (pĭ-rāz'ə-lōn')
n.
A class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, such as phenylbutazone, used in the treatment of arthritis.

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