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ergotamine

/ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/

ergotamine noun: an alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

Noun

ergotamine (countable and uncountable, plural ergotamines)

  1. An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

Forms of ergotamine

pluralergotamines

Origin of ergotamine

Borrowed from German Ergotamin, corresponding to ergot + -amine.

Words formed from ergotamine

Questions about ergotamine

What does ergotamine mean?
Ergotamine means an alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
What part of speech is ergotamine?
Ergotamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce ergotamine?
Ergotamine is pronounced /ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/.
What is the plural of ergotamine?
The plural of ergotamine is ergotamines.

Words near ergotamine in the dictionary

  1. ergosteryls
  2. ergostetrine
  3. ergosurface
  4. ergosurfaces
  5. ergot
  6. ergotamine
  7. ergotamines
  8. ergotaminic
  9. ergotaminine
  10. ergoted
  11. ergotherapeutic

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