succinylcholine chloride

[ suhk-suh-nil-koh-leen, -kol-een, -suh-nl- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 3 0 Cl 2 N 2 O 4 , used as a skeletal muscle relaxant in surgical procedures.

Word History and Origins

Origin of succinylcholine chloride¹

succin(ic) + -yl + choline