clonidine

clonidine
noun Etymology: chlor- + aniline + imide + 2-ine Date: 1970 an antihypertensive drug C9H9Cl2N3 used especially to treat essential hypertension, to prevent migraine headache, and to diminish opioid and nicotine withdrawal symptoms

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