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乙酰胺吡咯烷酮

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ xiān àn bǐ luò wán tóng

(pharmacology) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic

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乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
酰: xiān · acyl
胺: àn · amine
吡: bǐ · blame
咯: gē · final particle
烷: wán · alkane
酮: tóng · ketones

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3–1–4–3–4–2–2 · yi3 xian1 an4 bi3 luo4 wan2 tong2

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jyut3 sin1 on1 bei2 lok6 jyun4 tung4

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