ephedrine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ephedrine /ˈɛfədriːn/

▶noun Medicine an alkaloid drug which causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used to relieve asthma and hay fever.

– origin C19: from ephedra + -ine4.

'ephedrine' also found in these Oxford entries:

Benzedrine - ephedra

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