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oxybutynin

US/ˌɑk.siˈbjuː.tən.ɪn/

oxybutynin noun: an antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₂H₃₁NO₃·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency.

oxybutynin: an antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or...
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Noun

oxybutynin (uncountable)

  1. An antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₂H₃₁NO₃·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency.

Origin of oxybutynin

Probably from hydroxy + butynyl + -in.

Questions about oxybutynin

What does oxybutynin mean?
Oxybutynin means an antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₂H₃₁NO₃·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency.
What part of speech is oxybutynin?
Oxybutynin is a noun.
How do you pronounce oxybutynin?
Oxybutynin is pronounced /ˌɑk.siˈbjuː.tən.ɪn/ (US).

Words near oxybutynin in the dictionary

  1. oxybromide
  2. oxybromides
  3. oxybromination
  4. oxybrominations
  5. oxybuprocaine
  6. oxybutynin
  7. oxybutyric
  8. oxycalcium
  9. oxycalcium light
  10. oxycalcium lights
  11. oxycaloric

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