phenylephrine

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The chemical structure of phenylephrine.

Etymology

Blend of phenyl +‎ epinephrine.

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phenylephrine (usually uncountable, plural phenylephrines)

  1. (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.

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