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DXM

DXM is the abbreviation of dextromethorphan.

Meaning of dextromethorphan

Noun

dextromethorphan (uncountable)

  1. An opioid that is used as an antitussive drug, found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations, and as an NMDA blocker used to treat pseudobulbar affect.
    Synonyms:
    DXM, DM, dex, drank, orphan tears

Forms of DXM

alternative formDM

Questions about DXM

What is DXM the abbreviation of?
DXM is the abbreviation of dextromethorphan.

Words near DXM in the dictionary

  1. DXA scan
  2. DXed
  3. DXer
  4. DXers
  5. DXing
  6. DXM
  7. DXpedition
  8. DXpeditions
  9. DXs
  10. dy
  11. dy-no-mite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: DXM (page history and authors); dextromethorphan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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