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antihistamine

/ˌæn.tiˈhɪs.tə.miːn/

antihistamine noun: a drug that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

Noun

antihistamine (plural antihistamines)

  1. A drug that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
    • Perhaps the most striking method of demonstrating the effect of antihistamine substances is to use them to protect guinea-pigs against the action of histamine sprayed into the air from an atomizer.1946 December, British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy, volume 1, number 4, page 278
    Synonyms:
    antihistaminic

antihistamine meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

antihistamine in Tamil

ஒவ்வாமை பாதிப்பு நீக்க மருந்து, ஹிஸ்டமைன் எதிர்ப்பு மருந்து, இரத்தமின்தடை

antihistamine in Indonesian

drug that counteracts a histamine
antihistamina

Synonyms of antihistamine

Forms of antihistamine

pluralantihistamines

Origin of antihistamine

From anti- + histamine.

Words formed from antihistamine

Questions about antihistamine

What does antihistamine mean?
Antihistamine means a drug that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
What is antihistamine in Tamil?
Antihistamine in Tamil is ஒவ்வாமை பாதிப்பு நீக்க மருந்து, ஹிஸ்டமைன் எதிர்ப்பு மருந்து, இரத்தமின்தடை. See Antihistamine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antihistamine?
Antihistamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce antihistamine?
Antihistamine is pronounced /ˌæn.tiˈhɪs.tə.miːn/ (US).
What is the plural of antihistamine?
The plural of antihistamine is antihistamines.

Words near antihistamine in the dictionary

  1. antihighway
  2. antihijack
  3. antihijacking
  4. antihippie
  5. antihippy
  6. antihistamine
  7. antihistaminergic
  8. antihistamines
  9. antihistaminic
  10. antihistaminics
  11. antihistone

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