EPHEDRINE

ephedrine

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural ephedrines)

(uncountable) An alkaloid, found in some species of Ephedra shrubs (or prepared synthetically).

(countable) A medication whose active ingredient is ephedrine, used as a sympathomimetic drug.

Source: Wiktionary

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