oxymetazoline

American

[ok-see-muh-taz-uh-leen, -met-uh-zoh-] / ˌɒk si məˈtæz əˌlin, -ˈmɛt ə zoʊ- /

noun

Pharmacology.

a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.

By rearrangement of parts of one of its chemical names

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