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varenidine

varenidine is the misspelling of varenicline.

Meaning of varenicline

Noun

varenicline (uncountable)

  1. 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

Questions about varenidine

What is varenidine the misspelling of?
Varenidine is the misspelling of varenicline.

Words near varenidine in the dictionary

  1. varella
  2. varellas
  3. Varellases
  4. Varendra
  5. varenicline
  6. varenidine
  7. varenie
  8. varenik
  9. vareniki
  10. varenje
  11. Varennes

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