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Decongestant
/diːkənˈdʒɛstənt/
A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.
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A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spraysnoun | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid. |
| decongestive | Serving to decongest. |
| pseudoephedrinenoun | (pharmacology) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO. |
| pseudonoun | A poseur; one who is fake. |
| nasal spraynoun | A spray medication used as a decongestant when inhaled through the nose. |
| xylometazolinenoun | A drug used as a topical nasal decongestant that works by constricting the blood vessels in the nose. |
| phenylephrinenoun | (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. |
| norephedrinenoun | The drug phenylpropanolamine. |
| phenylephedrinenoun | Phenylephrine. |
| ephedrinenoun | (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. |
| desoxyephedrinenoun | methamphetamine |
| levonordefrinnoun | A sympathomimetic amine used as a topical nasal decongestant and vasoconstrictor in dentistry. |
| ephedrinnoun | Archaic form of ephedrine. [(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.] |
| tramazolinenoun | A chemical compound used in nasal decongestant preparations. |
| ephedronnoun | Alternative form of ephedrone. [A monoamine alkaloid and psychoactive stimulant, a substituted cathinone.] |
| antiedemic | Countering edema. |
| antazolinenoun | A first-generation antihistamine drug used to relieve nasal congestion and in eye drops, usually in combination with naphazoline, to relieve the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. |
| antasthmaticnoun | (pharmacology) Relieving the symptoms of asthma. |
| clenbuterolnoun | (pharmacology) The decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol. |
| droxypropinenoun | A cough suppressant drug. |
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