ephedrine
pronunciation
How to pronounce ephedrine in British English:
UK ['efɪdri:n]
How to pronounce ephedrine in American English:
US ['efədrin]
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- 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
Word Origin
- ephedrine (n.)
- 1889, named 1887 by Japanese organic chemist Nagai Nagayoshi (1844-1929), from the plant ephedra, from which it was first extracted, + chemical suffix -ine (2).
Example
- 1. In 2005 mexico virtually outlawed ephedrine and pseudoephedrine .
- 2. Ephedrine can also interact with many prescription and over-the-counter medications .
- 3. Analysis of optical impurity of ephedrine levorotatory by capillary electrophoresis .
- 4. The ephedrine was right there .
- 5. China is one of the major producing and exporting countries of natural ephedrine .