n. an alkaloid drug found in some ephedras, causing constriction of the blood-vessels and widening of the bronchial passages, used to relieve asthma, etc.
[ EPHEDRA + -INE(4) ]
EPHEDRINE
Meaning of EPHEDRINE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012