clonidine

[ klon-i-deen, kloh-ni- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic white crystalline substance, C 9 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 , used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clonidine¹

1965–70; c(h)lo(ro)- ² + (a)ni(line) + (imi)d(e), extracted from the chemical name + -ine ²