propantheline bromide

[ proh-pan-thuh-leen, -lin ]

/ proʊˈpæn θəˌlin, -lɪn /

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a substance, C23H30BrNO3, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.

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First recorded in 1950–55; by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name

He was adept at deflecting a direct question with an anecdote or a bromide presented as a confidence.
Richard Holbrooke's Brilliant Drive|Harold Evans|December 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In executions, that drug is pancuronium bromide, a type of curariform, or neuromuscular-blocking agent.
Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Veterinarians object to the use of the second drug, the pancuronium bromide, because it presents as unnecessary risk of suffering.
Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At the end, however, he treats viewers to a poli-sci bromide that we could really have done without.
Reliving Mumbai's 9/11|Tunku Varadarajan|November 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Bromide of potassium is generally recognised as the most effective anti-epileptic remedy we at present possess.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
In brief, film is a cellulose base coated with silver bromide and gelatine.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Now only the image-forming silver bromide particles remain, and these have been transformed to metallic silver.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The Doctor started to give him some fresh advice—but left him a bromide instead.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
It forms white prismatic crystals; and, in its general properties, resembles bromide of potassium.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley