RESERPINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)

Synonyms:

Rau-Sed; Raudixin; reserpine; Sandril; Serpasil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)

Meronyms (substance of "reserpine"):

rauwolfia (any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina)

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