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mecamylamine

British  
/ ˌmɛkəˈmɪləˌmiːn /

noun

  1. a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C 11 H 21 N

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Etymology

Origin of mecamylamine

C20: from me ( thyl ) + cam ( phane ) (a former name of bornane) + -yl + amine

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TC-5214 is a tweaked version of mecamylamine, a drug introduced in the 1950s to treat high blood pressure.

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Researchers at the University of South Florida later began testing mecamylamine in the hope it would help children with Tourette's syndrome.

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