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pseudoephedrine

UK/sjuː.dəʊˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn//su.doʊ.ɪˈfɛ.dɹɪn/

pseudoephedrine noun: a sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO.

pseudoephedrine: a sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of...
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Noun

pseudoephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoephedrines)

  1. A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO.

pseudoephedrine meaning in Bengali

pseudoephedrine in Bengali

একটি রাসায়নিক যৌগ

Forms of pseudoephedrine

pluralpseudoephedrines

Origin of pseudoephedrine

From pseudo- + ephedrine.

Questions about pseudoephedrine

What does pseudoephedrine mean?
Pseudoephedrine means a sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO.
What is pseudoephedrine in Bengali?
Pseudoephedrine in Bengali is একটি রাসায়নিক যৌগ. See Pseudoephedrine meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pseudoephedrine?
Pseudoephedrine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pseudoephedrine?
Pseudoephedrine is pronounced /sjuː.dəʊˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of pseudoephedrine?
The plural of pseudoephedrine is pseudoephedrines.

Words near pseudoephedrine in the dictionary

  1. pseudoenvironmentalist
  2. pseudoenvironmentalists
  3. pseudoenzymatic
  4. pseudoenzyme
  5. pseudoenzymes
  6. pseudoephedrine
  7. pseudoephedrines
  8. pseudoepidemic
  9. pseudoepidemics
  10. pseudoepileptic
  11. pseudoepiphyses

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