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pralidoxime

UK/ˌpɹæl.ɪˈdɒk.siːm/US/ˌpɹæl.əˈdɑkˌsiːm/

pralidoxime noun: an oxime used in conjunction with atropine to combat poisoning by organophosphates or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (nerve agents).

Noun

pralidoxime (uncountable)

  1. An oxime used in conjunction with atropine to combat poisoning by organophosphates or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (nerve agents).

Origin of pralidoxime

Blend of pyridine + aldoxime.

Questions about pralidoxime

What does pralidoxime mean?
Pralidoxime means an oxime used in conjunction with atropine to combat poisoning by organophosphates or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (nerve agents).
What part of speech is pralidoxime?
Pralidoxime is a noun.
How do you pronounce pralidoxime?
Pralidoxime is pronounced /ˌpɹæl.ɪˈdɒk.siːm/ (UK).

Words near pralidoxime in the dictionary

  1. prakrti
  2. Praks
  3. pralatrexate
  4. pralaya
  5. pralayas
  6. pralidoxime
  7. praline
  8. pralines
  9. Prall
  10. prallethrin
  11. Pralls

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