Where does “levofenfluramine” come from?

levofenfluramine (English) comes from English levo — Clipping of levorotatory.

levofenfluramine (English): An amphetamine drug, the levorotatory enantiomer...

Definitions

  1. An amphetamine drug, the levorotatory enantiomer...

Ancestry of “levofenfluramine”, step by step

levofenfluramine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English levo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlevoClipping of levorotatory

via English fenfluramine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfenfluramineA appetite suppressant used to treat obesity
Every word from English levo
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