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PHENYLEPHRINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does phenylephrine mean?

• PHENYLEPHRINE (noun)
The noun PHENYLEPHRINE has 1 sense:

1. a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion

Familiarity information: PHENYLEPHRINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PHENYLEPHRINE (noun)

Sense 1

phenylephrine ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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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