"phenylephrine" meaning in All languages combined

See phenylephrine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɛn.ɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɛn.ʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɛn.əlˈɛf.ɹiːn/ [General-American], /ˌfɛn.əlˈɛf.ɹɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-phenylephrine.wav Forms: phenylephrines [plural]
Etymology: Blend of phenyl + epinephrine. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|phenyl|epinephrine}} Blend of phenyl + epinephrine Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} phenylephrine (usually uncountable, plural phenylephrines)
  1. (medicine, pharmacology) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C₉H₁₃NO₂. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: phenylephedrine Derived forms: etilefrine, norfenefrine Translations (α-adrenergic receptor agonist): 苯腎上腺素 /苯肾上腺素 (běnshènshàngxiànsù) (Chinese Mandarin), fenylefrin [masculine] (Czech), fenilefrino (Esperanto), fenyyliefriini (Finnish), phényléphrine [feminine] (French), Phenylephrin [neuter] (German), fenilefrina [feminine] (Portuguese), фенилэфри́н (fenilɛfrín) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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