EPHEDRINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ephedrine mean? 

• EPHEDRINE (noun)
  The noun EPHEDRINE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: EPHEDRINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPHEDRINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ephedrine" is a kind of...):

bronchodilator (a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)

alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)

 Context examples 

A direct-acting sympathomimetic amine chemically related to adrenaline and ephedrine with potent vasoconstrictor property.

(Phenylephrine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of phenylephrine, a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine chemically related to adrenaline and ephedrine with potent vasoconstrictor property.

(Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The bitartrate salt form of phenylephrine, a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine chemically related to adrenaline and ephedrine with potent vasoconstricting activity.

(Phenylephrine Bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)