chlorcyclizine

[ klawr-sahy-kluh-zeen, klohr- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a substance, C 18 H 21 ClN 2 , used as an antihistamine in the symptomatic treatment of certain allergic disorders and in motion sickness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorcyclizine¹

chlor- ² + cycl- + -i- + (pipera)zine