Definitions of EPHEDRINE [ɪˈfɛd rɪn, ˈɛf ɪˌdrin, -drɪn]

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Definition of 'EPHEDRINE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ephedrine
a white, crystalline alkaloid, C

Etymology: (1885–90; < NL Ephedr(a)ephedra+ -ine²)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) 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

Definition of 'EPHEDRINE'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. EPHEDRINE
A phenethylamine found in EPHEDRA SINICA. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE is an isomer. It is an alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonist that may also enhance release of norepinephrine. It has been used for asthma, heart failure, rhinitis, and urinary incontinence, and for its central nervous system stimulatory effects in the treatment of narcolepsy and depression. It has become less extensively used with the advent of more selective agonists.

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