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dimenhydrinate

[dahy-men-hahy-druh-neyt]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C17H22NO⋅C7H6ClN4O2, used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
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Origin of dimenhydrinate

First recorded in 1945–50; dime(thyl) + (ami)n(e) + hydr(am)ine + -ate2
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British Dictionary definitions for dimenhydrinate

dimenhydrinate

noun
  1. a white slightly soluble bitter-tasting crystalline substance: an antihistamine used in the prevention of nausea, esp in travel sickness. Formula: C 24 H 28 ClN 5 O 3
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Word Origin

from dime (thyl + ami) n (e) + (diphen) hydr (am) in (e) + -ate 1
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dimenhydrinate in Medicine

dimenhydrinate

(dī′mĕn-hī′drə-nāt′)
n.
  1. An antihistamine used to treat motion sickness and allergic disorders.
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