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terpin hydrate

American

[tur-pin] / ˈtɜr pɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.

Etymology

Origin of terpin hydrate

First recorded in 1865–70; terp(ene) + -in ²

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Veterans Affairs prescribed terpin hydrate with codeine.

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A: Terpin hydrate is no longer available, as the Food and Drug Administration decided that there wasn’t enough evidence of effectiveness.

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When I was a child and young adult, terpin hydrate was the only cough medicine that could calm my coughing spells.

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A: Terpin hydrate was a popular cough medicine from the 1880s till the 1990s.

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You can still obtain terpin hydrate from a compounding pharmacy.

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