Etymology

cyclizine

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Today it means: An antiemetic drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂N₂·HCl in the treatment of motion sickness. Full definition →

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The story

From cycl- + -izine (“diphenylmethylpiperazine derivative”).

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