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OXYPHENCYCLIMINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oxyphencyclimine mean?
• OXYPHENCYCLIMINE (noun)
The noun OXYPHENCYCLIMINE has 1 sense:
1. an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
Familiarity information: OXYPHENCYCLIMINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Daricon; oxyphencyclimine
Hypernyms ("oxyphencyclimine" is a kind of...):
anticholinergic; anticholinergic drug (a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine)
Context examples
Oxyphencyclimine binds to and blocks the muscarinic receptor on smooth muscle.
(Oxyphencyclimine, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of oxyphencyclimine, a synthetic tertiary amine and antimuscarinic agent with antispasmodic and antisecretory activities.
(Oxyphencyclimine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
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