(E)Drine [Edrine, Drine]

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(E)Drine [Edrine, Drine]

Type

bound base

Denotation

pharmacological base used to name sympathomimetics

Etymology

from ephedrine (<ep- Hedr + -in(e)>)

Evidence

alifedrine, butidrine, cafedrine, cinnamedrine, levopropylhexedrine, midodrine, octodrine, oxyfedrine, pholedrine, propylhexedrine, racephedrine, ritodrine, trecadrine

See Also

Hedr, -in(e) [-ine, -in]