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dantrolene

US/ˈdæn.tɹəˌliːn/

dantrolene noun: a postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells.

dantrolene: a postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells
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Noun

dantrolene (uncountable)

  1. A postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells.

Origin of dantrolene

Probably from (hy)dan(toin) + (ni)tro- + (methy)l(id)ene.

Questions about dantrolene

What does dantrolene mean?
Dantrolene means a postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells.
What part of speech is dantrolene?
Dantrolene is a noun.
How do you pronounce dantrolene?
Dantrolene is pronounced /ˈdæn.tɹəˌliːn/ (US).

Words near dantrolene in the dictionary

  1. dantons
  2. Dantophile
  3. Dantophiles
  4. Dantophilist
  5. Dantophilists
  6. dantrolene
  7. dantron
  8. Dants
  9. Dantumadiel
  10. Dantuono
  11. Dantuonos

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