ergometrine

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noun

An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

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Meanings

nounergometrine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

    “I am going to give ergometrine now, to promote the expulsion of the placenta.”

    2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 109

    Synonyms: ergobasine, ergonovine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

Similar
ergobasineergonovine
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APA

ergometrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergometrine

MLA

“ergometrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergometrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ergometrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergometrine.

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