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ephedrine

UK/ˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn//ɪˈfɛ.dɹɪn/

ephedrine noun: a crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.

Noun

ephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural ephedrines)

  1. A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.
    • The great advantage of ephedrine is its effectiveness if taken as a pill, whereas adrenaline works only if injected or inhaled.2003, Samuel H. Barondes, chapter 5, in Better than Prozac, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63

ephedrine meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

ephedrine in Tamil

எபற்றீன், ஆஸ்த்மாவிற்கான மருந்து, எபெட்ரின்

ephedrine in Indonesian

alkaloid drug
efedrina

Forms of ephedrine

pluralephedrines

Origin of ephedrine

From ephedra + -ine.

Words formed from ephedrine

Questions about ephedrine

What does ephedrine mean?
Ephedrine means a crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.
What is ephedrine in Tamil?
Ephedrine in Tamil is எபற்றீன், ஆஸ்த்மாவிற்கான மருந்து, எபெட்ரின். See Ephedrine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ephedrine?
Ephedrine is a noun.
How do you pronounce ephedrine?
Ephedrine is pronounced /ˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of ephedrine?
The plural of ephedrine is ephedrines.

Words near ephedrine in the dictionary

  1. ephectics
  2. ephedra
  3. ephedraceous
  4. ephedras
  5. ephedrin
  6. ephedrine
  7. ephedrines
  8. ephedrins
  9. ephedroid
  10. ephedroids
  11. ephedron

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