- pentylenetetrazol
- noun Etymology: penta- + methylene + tetrazole (CH2N4) Date: 1949 an analeptic drug C6H10N4
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pentylenetetrazol
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pentylenetetrazol — [pen′ti lēn΄ te′trə zôl΄, pen′ti lēn΄ t′trəzōl΄] n. [< pent(a meth)ylene tetrazol(e)] a white, crystalline powder, C6H10N4, used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant and formerly in shock therapy … English World dictionary
pentylenetetrazol — /pen tl een te treuh zawl , zol /, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline, bitter tasting, water soluble powder, C6H10N4, used as a respiratory and circulatory stimulant, esp. in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning, and to induce a convulsive state in … Universalium
pentylenetetrazol — noun A drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant. Syn: pentetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol … Wiktionary
pentylenetetrazol — A powerful stimulant to the central nervous system; has been used to cause generalized convulsion in the shock treatment of emotional states and as a respiratory stimulant; mainly used in experimental studies of … Medical dictionary
pentylenetetrazol — n. medication used to treat certain mental disorders and poisoning … English contemporary dictionary
pentylenetetrazol — pen·tyl·ene·tet·ra·zol … English syllables
pentylenetetrazol — noun a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark • Syn: ↑pentamethylenetetrazol, ↑Metrazol • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug … Useful english dictionary
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