DECAMETHONIUM


Meaning of DECAMETHONIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-kə-mə-ˈthō-nē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: deca- + meth ylene + -onium

Date: circa 1949

: a synthetic ion used in the form of either its bromide or iodide salts (C 16 H 38 Br 2 N 2 or C 16 H 38 I 2 N 2 ) as a skeletal muscle relaxant ; also : either of these salts

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