cyclizine

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US/ˈsaɪ.klɪˌzin/

noun

An antiemetic drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂N₂·HCl in the treatment of motion sickness.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nouncyclizine (countable and uncountable, plural cyclizines)

plural cyclizines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn antiemetic drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂N₂·HCl in the treatment of motion sickness.

Origin

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

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APA

cyclizine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclizine

MLA

“cyclizine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclizine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclizine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclizine.

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