PHENYLEPHRINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

adrenergic; adrenergic drug (drug that has the effects of epinephrine)

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 Context examples: 

The bitartrate salt form of phenylephrine, a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine chemically related to adrenaline and ephedrine with potent vasoconstricting activity.

(Phenylephrine Bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)