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gallamine

US/ˈɡæl.əˌmiːn/

gallamine noun: a substituted ammonium salt C₂₄H₄₅N₃O₃ that is used to produce muscle relaxation especially during anesthesia.

gallamine: a substituted ammonium salt C₂₄H₄₅N₃O₃ that is used to produce muscle relaxation especially during...
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Noun

gallamine (uncountable)

  1. A substituted ammonium salt C₂₄H₄₅N₃O₃ that is used to produce muscle relaxation especially during anesthesia.

Origin of gallamine

From (pyro)gall(ol) + amine.

Words formed from gallamine

  • gallamine triethiodide

Questions about gallamine

What does gallamine mean?
Gallamine means a substituted ammonium salt C₂₄H₄₅N₃O₃ that is used to produce muscle relaxation especially during anesthesia.
What part of speech is gallamine?
Gallamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce gallamine?
Gallamine is pronounced /ˈɡæl.əˌmiːn/ (US).

Words near gallamine in the dictionary

  1. Gallahans
  2. Gallaher
  3. Gallahers
  4. gallahs
  5. Gallaidhoo
  6. gallamine
  7. Galland
  8. Gallandhoo
  9. Gallands
  10. gallane
  11. gallanes

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