CLONIDINE


Meaning of CLONIDINE in English

/klon"i deen', kloh"ni-/ , n. Pharm.

a synthetic white crystalline substance, C 9 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 , used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

[ 1965-70; C(H)LO(RO)- 2 + (A)NI(LINE) + (IMI)D(E), extracted from the chemical name + -INE 2 ]

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