varenicline
US/vəˈɹɛn.ɪk.lɪn/
varenicline noun: a drug taken orally in the form of its tartrate C₁₃H₁₃N₃·C₄H₆O₆ as an aid to stop smoking. It binds to nicotinic cell receptors to block the activity of nicotine while also acting as an agonist to reduce nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It is marketed under the trademark Chantix.
Noun
varenicline (uncountable)
- A drug taken orally in the form of its tartrate C₁₃H₁₃N₃·C₄H₆O₆ as an aid to stop smoking. It binds to nicotinic cell receptors to block the activity of nicotine while also acting as an agonist to reduce nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It is marketed under the trademark Chantix.
- Farewell Zyban, hello Champix, Pfizer's name for a new compound called varenicline, which is not an anti-depressant but a ‘nicotine receptor partial agonist’.2010, Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
Origin of varenicline
From vare- (of unknown origin) + -nicline (“nicotinic cholinergic receptor agonist”).
Words formed from varenicline
- varenicline tartrate
Questions about varenicline
- What does varenicline mean?
- Varenicline means a drug taken orally in the form of its tartrate C₁₃H₁₃N₃·C₄H₆O₆ as an aid to stop smoking. It binds to nicotinic cell receptors to block the activity of nicotine while also acting as an agonist to reduce nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It is marketed under the trademark Chantix.
- What part of speech is varenicline?
- Varenicline is a noun.
- How do you pronounce varenicline?
- Varenicline is pronounced /vəˈɹɛn.ɪk.lɪn/ (US).
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