ephedrine

e·phed·rine  (-fdrn, f-drn)

n.

A white, odorless, powdered or crystalline alkaloid, C₁₀H₁₅NO, isolated from shrubs of the genus Ephedra or made synthetically. It is used in the treatment of allergies and asthma.

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[Latin ephedra, horsetail; see ephedra + -ine².]

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ephedrine [eff-fid-dreen]

Noun

an alkaloid used for the treatment of asthma and hay fever [Ephedra, genus of plants which produce it]

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ephedrine  (-fdrn, f-drn)

A white, odorless, powdered or crystalline alkaloid isolated from shrubs of the genus Ephedra or made synthetically. It is used in the treatment of allergies and asthma. Chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₅NO.

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Noun

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ephedrine - white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma bronchodilator - a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants