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dimenhydrinate

US/ˌdaɪˌmɛnˈhaɪ.dɹɪˌneɪt/

dimenhydrinate noun: a crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.

dimenhydrinate: a crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness
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Noun

dimenhydrinate (countable and uncountable, plural dimenhydrinates)

  1. A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.

Forms of dimenhydrinate

pluraldimenhydrinates

Origin of dimenhydrinate

From dim(ethyl) + (b)en(z)hydr(yl) + (am)in(e) + -ate.

Questions about dimenhydrinate

What does dimenhydrinate mean?
Dimenhydrinate means a crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.
What part of speech is dimenhydrinate?
Dimenhydrinate is a noun.
How do you pronounce dimenhydrinate?
Dimenhydrinate is pronounced /ˌdaɪˌmɛnˈhaɪ.dɹɪˌneɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of dimenhydrinate?
The plural of dimenhydrinate is dimenhydrinates.

Words near dimenhydrinate in the dictionary

  1. dimeglumine
  2. dimelazine
  3. dimeless
  4. dimelike
  5. dimemorfan
  6. dimenhydrinate
  7. dimenhydrinates
  8. dimenoxadol
  9. dimensia
  10. dimension
  11. dimension lumber

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