pseudoephedrine

pseudoephedrine
noun
poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
• Hypernyms: ↑alkaloid

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\\|sü(ˌ)dō+\ noun
Etymology: pseud- + ephedrine
: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C10H15NO occurring with ephedrine and isomeric with it

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/sooh'doh i fed"rin, -ef"i dreen', -drin/, n. Pharm.
a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C10H15NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
[PSEUDO- + EPHEDRINE]

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pseudoephedrine /-efˈi-drēn or -i-fedˈrin/ noun (chem)
A naturally occurring isomer of ephedrine, used in the form of its hydrochloride as a bronchodilator
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Main Entry: ↑pseud-

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