dimenhydrinate

D2I1M3E1N1H4Y4D2R1I1N1A1T1E1
US/ˌdaɪˌmɛnˈhaɪ.dɹɪˌneɪt/

noun

A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.

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Dramamine
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Meanings

noundimenhydrinate (countable and uncountable, plural dimenhydrinates)

plural dimenhydrinates

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounantihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness

Similar
Dramamine
Broader
antihistamineantiemeticantiemetic drug
Also see
dramamine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dim(ethyl) + (b)en(z)hydr(yl) + (am)in(e) + -ate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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