"ephedrine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈfɛ.dɹɪn/ [General-American], /ˈɛf.ə.dɹɪn/ [General-American] Forms: ephedrines [plural]
Etymology: From ephedra + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ephedra|ine}} ephedra + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural ephedrines)
  1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever. Wikipedia link: ephedrine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alkaloids, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: -drine, ethylephedrine, mini ephedrine, phenylephedrine, pseudoephedrine, racephedrine Translations (alkaloid drug): 麻黃素 (Chinese Mandarin), 麻黄素 (máhuángsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 麻黃鹼 (Chinese Mandarin), 麻黄碱 (máhuángjiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), efedrino (Esperanto), efedriini (Finnish), éphédrine [feminine] (French), efedrina [feminine] (Galician), Ephedrin [neuter] (German), εφεδρίνη (efedríni) [feminine] (Greek), efedrin (Hungarian), efedrino (Ido), efedrina (Indonesian), efedrina [feminine] (Italian), エフェドリン (efedorin) (Japanese), efedryna [feminine] (Polish), efedrina [feminine] (Portuguese), efedrină [feminine] (Romanian), эфедри́н (efedrín) [masculine] (Russian), efedrina [feminine] (Spanish), efedrin [neuter] (Swedish), efedrin (Turkish)

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