benzatropine
US/bɛnˈzæ.tɹəˌpin/
benzatropine noun: an anticholinergic drug administered in the form of its mesylate C₂₁H₂₅NO·CH₄O₃S especially to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (as tremors, spasms, or muscle weakness) or similar symptoms caused as side effects of other drugs (as phenothiazine derivatives).
Noun
benzatropine (countable and uncountable, plural benzatropines)
- An anticholinergic drug administered in the form of its mesylate C₂₁H₂₅NO·CH₄O₃S especially to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (as tremors, spasms, or muscle weakness) or similar symptoms caused as side effects of other drugs (as phenothiazine derivatives).
Forms of benzatropine
| plural | benzatropines |
|---|---|
| alternative US | benztropine |
Origin of benzatropine
From benz(hydryl) + atropine.
Words formed from benzatropine
Questions about benzatropine
- What does benzatropine mean?
- Benzatropine means an anticholinergic drug administered in the form of its mesylate C₂₁H₂₅NO·CH₄O₃S especially to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (as tremors, spasms, or muscle weakness) or similar symptoms caused as side effects of other drugs (as phenothiazine derivatives).
- What part of speech is benzatropine?
- Benzatropine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce benzatropine?
- Benzatropine is pronounced /bɛnˈzæ.tɹəˌpin/ (US).
- What is the plural of benzatropine?
- The plural of benzatropine is benzatropines.
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