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hydroxyzine

US/haɪˈdɹɑk.səˌziːn/

hydroxyzine noun: a first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.

hydroxyzine: a first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic,...
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Noun

hydroxyzine (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxyzines)

  1. A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.

Forms of hydroxyzine

pluralhydroxyzines

Origin of hydroxyzine

Blend of hydroxy- + piperazine.

Words formed from hydroxyzine

Questions about hydroxyzine

What does hydroxyzine mean?
Hydroxyzine means a first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.
What part of speech is hydroxyzine?
Hydroxyzine is a noun.
How do you pronounce hydroxyzine?
Hydroxyzine is pronounced /haɪˈdɹɑk.səˌziːn/ (US).
What is the plural of hydroxyzine?
The plural of hydroxyzine is hydroxyzines.

Words near hydroxyzine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxywortmannin
  2. hydroxywybutine
  3. hydroxywybutosine
  4. hydroxyxanthone
  5. hydroxyyohimbine
  6. hydroxyzine
  7. hydroxyzines
  8. hydrozincite
  9. hydrozincites
  10. hydrozirconation
  11. hydrozirconations

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