EPHEDRINE

Meaning of EPHEDRINE in English

[ 'ɛfədri:n ]

■ noun Medicine an alkaloid drug which causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used to relieve asthma and hay fever.

Origin

C19: from ephedra + -ine 4 .

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EPHEDRINE — USP DI - Bronchodilators, Adrenergic (Oral/Injection)
Drug information English vocab
EPHEDRINE — noun Etymology: New Latin Ephedra Date: 1889 a crystalline sympathomimetic alkaloid C 10 H 15 NO extracted from Chinese ephedras …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EPHEDRINE — ə̇ˈfedrə̇n, eˈf-; ˈefəˌdrēn, ˈefədrən noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ephedra- (from New Latin Ephedra, genus name of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPHEDRINE — /i fed"rin, ef"i dreen', -drin/ , n. Pharm. a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 10 H 15 N, obtained from a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPHEDRINE — n. alkaloid used in drugs to treat asthma and head colds (Chemistry)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EPHEDRINE — ˈe-fə-drən noun Etymology: New Latin Ephedra Date: 1889 : a crystalline sympathomimetic alkaloid C 10 H 15 NO extracted from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPHEDRINE — [ephed.rine] n [NL Ephedra] (1889): a crystalline alkaloid extracted from Chinese ephedras or synthesized and used in the form of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EPHEDRINE — alkaloid used as a decongestant drug. It is obtainable from plants of the genus Ephedra, particularly the Chinese species E. …
Britannica English vocabulary
EPHEDRINE — ephedrine BrE AmE ˈef ɪ driːn -ə-; -ɪdr ɪn, -ədr-, - ə n; ɪ ˈfedr ɪn, - ə n AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EPHEDRINE — n. an alkaloid drug found in some ephedras, causing constriction of the blood-vessels and widening of the bronchial passages, used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EPHEDRINE — n. an alkaloid drug found in some ephedras, causing constriction of the blood-vessels and widening of the bronchial passages, used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EPHEDRINE — n. an alkaloid drug found in some ephedras, causing constriction of the blood-vessels and widening of the bronchial passages, used …
Oxford English vocab
EPHEDRINE — фарм. эфедрин (фармацевтическое) эфедрин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EPHEDRINE — Эфедрин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EPHEDRINE — (n) эфедрин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
EPHEDRINE — n. эфедрин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
EPHEDRINE — n. эфедрин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
EPHEDRINE — эфедрин (гидрохлорид эфедрина - сосудосуживающее и бронхорасширяющее средство)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
EPHEDRINE — фарм. эфедрин (фармацевтическое) эфедрин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EPHEDRINE — n. Pronunciation: i- ' fe-dr ə n, Brit also ' e-f ə -dr ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THEOPHYLLINE, EPHEDRINE, AND PHENOBARBITAL (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
Drug information English vocab
THEOPHYLLINE, EPHEDRINE, AND HYDROXYZINE (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
Drug information English vocab
THEOPHYLLINE, EPHEDRINE, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENOBARBITAL (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
Drug information English vocab
CHLORPHENIRAMINE, EPHEDRINE, AND GUAIFENESIN — USP DI - Cough/Cold Combinations (Systemic)
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CHLORPHENIRAMINE, EPHEDRINE, PHENYLEPHRINE, AND CARBETAPENTANE — USP DI - Cough/Cold Combinations (Systemic)
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CHLORPHENIRAMINE, EPHEDRINE, PHENYLEPHRINE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, AND IPECAC — USP DI - Cough/Cold Combinations (Systemic)
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RACEPHEDRINE — ˌrasəˈfedrə̇n noun Etymology: rac emic + ephedrine : synthetic racemic ephedrine
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE — |sü(ˌ)dō+ noun Etymology: pseud- + ephedrine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C 10 H 15 NO occurring with ephedrine and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOREPHEDRINE — |nȯr, (ˈ)nȯr+ noun Etymology: nor- + ephedrine : a crystalline compound C 6 H 5 CHOHCH(CH 3 )NH 2 known …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECONGESTANT DRUG — any compound used to relieve the edema of the nasal mucosa accompanying such conditions as colds and hay fever. When …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALKALOID — any of a class of naturally occurring organic nitrogen-containing bases. Alkaloids have diverse and important physiological effects on humans and …
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