dantrolene

[ dan-truh-leen ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a toxic orange powder, C14H10N4O5, used to control muscle spasms, as in the treatment of local trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or other neurological disorders.

Origin of dantrolene

1
dantrol-, contracted from letters of the chemical name + -ene

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