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distigmine

distigmine noun: a parasympathomimetic drug, used in the bromide form, similar to pyridostigmine and neostigmine but with a longer duration of action.

Noun

distigmine (uncountable)

  1. A parasympathomimetic drug, used in the bromide form, similar to pyridostigmine and neostigmine but with a longer duration of action.

Origin of distigmine

From di- + -stigmine (“acetylcholinesterase inhibitor”).

Questions about distigmine

What does distigmine mean?
Distigmine means a parasympathomimetic drug, used in the bromide form, similar to pyridostigmine and neostigmine but with a longer duration of action.
What part of speech is distigmine?
Distigmine is a noun.

Words near distigmine in the dictionary

  1. disties
  2. distiflagella
  3. distiflagellomere
  4. distiflagellomeres
  5. distiflagellum
  6. distigmine
  7. distil
  8. distill
  9. distill'd
  10. distillabilities
  11. distillability

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