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cryptenamine

cryptenamine noun: a mixture of hypotensive alkaloids extracted from Veratrum album, used in the treatment of hypertension.

Noun

cryptenamine (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of hypotensive alkaloids extracted from Veratrum album, used in the treatment of hypertension.

Questions about cryptenamine

What does cryptenamine mean?
Cryptenamine means a mixture of hypotensive alkaloids extracted from Veratrum album, used in the treatment of hypertension.
What part of speech is cryptenamine?
Cryptenamine is a noun.

Words near cryptenamine in the dictionary

  1. cryptate
  2. cryptates
  3. cryptdin
  4. cryptdins
  5. crypted
  6. cryptenamine
  7. crypterati
  8. crypteroniaceous
  9. cryptesthesia
  10. cryptesthetic
  11. cryptex

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