mecamylamine
noun
a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C 11 H 21 N
Nearby words
- meatus,
- meaty,
- mebendazole,
- mebi-,
- mec,
- mecate,
- mecca,
- mecca balsam,
- meccano,
- mech.
Word Origin for mecamylamine
C20: from me (thyl) + cam (phane) (a former name of bornane) + -yl + amine
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