clemastine fumarate
[ klem-uh-steen fyoo-muh-reyt ]
/ ˈklɛm əˌstin ˈfyu məˌreɪt /
noun Pharmacology.
an antihistamine, C25H30ClNO5, that has drying and some sedative effects, used for symptomatic relief of allergy.
Words nearby clemastine fumarate
cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium, cleland, clem, clemastine fumarate, clematis, clemenceau, clemenceau, georges, clemency, clemens
Origin of clemastine fumarate
perhaps a rearrangement of meclastine an alternate name, perhaps me(thyl) + c(h)l(oro)-2 + -astine, alteration and shortening of antihistamine
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