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lidanserin

lidanserin noun: a drug which acts as a combined 5-HT2A and α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist, developed as an antihypertensive agent but never marketed.

Noun

lidanserin (uncountable)

  1. A drug which acts as a combined 5-HT2A and α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist, developed as an antihypertensive agent but never marketed.

Origin of lidanserin

From (pyrro)lid(inone) + -anserin (“serotonin receptor antagonist”).

Questions about lidanserin

What does lidanserin mean?
Lidanserin means a drug which acts as a combined 5-HT2A and α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist, developed as an antihypertensive agent but never marketed.
What part of speech is lidanserin?
Lidanserin is a noun.

Words near lidanserin in the dictionary

  1. lid-lifter
  2. lid-lifters
  3. Lida
  4. lidamidine
  5. lidamycin
  6. lidanserin
  7. lidar
  8. lidars
  9. Lidcombe
  10. liddat
  11. Liddaton

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