BRETYLIUM


Meaning of BRETYLIUM in English

/breuh til"ee euhm/ , n. Pharm.

a substance, C 18 H 24 BrNO 3 S, used to treat acute ventricular arrhythmias and suppress ventricular fibrillation.

[ presumably br ( omobenzyl ) + ( dim ) et ( h ) yl ( ammon ) ium, two of its chemical components ]

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