DIMETAPP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Dimetapp" is a kind of...):

antihistamine (a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)

nasal decongestant (a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections)

Meronyms (substance of "Dimetapp"):

brompheniramine maleate; Dimetane (antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis))

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