Etymology

racephedrine

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Today it means: Synthetic ephedrine, being a racemate of the R- and S- forms. Full definition →

English ephedrine
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The story

  1. Englishrace-
  2. Englishephedra
  3. Englishephedrine
  4. English todayracephedrine

From race- + ephedrine.

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