The story
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Englishephedra
- Englishephedrine
- English todaypseudoephedrine
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pseudoephedrine
Today it means: A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO. Full definition →
English ephedrine ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)