oxymetazoline

[ ok-see-muh-taz-uh-leen, -met-uh-zoh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxymetazoline¹

By rearrangement of parts of one of its chemical names