EPHEDRINE


Meaning of EPHEDRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈfe-drən, Britain also ]

ˈe-fə-drən noun

Etymology: New Latin Ephedra

Date: 1889

: a crystalline sympathomimetic alkaloid C 10 H 15 NO extracted from Chinese ephedras or synthesized and usually used in the form of a salt especially as a bronchodilator and decongestant

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