pentylenetetrazol

noun

A drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

nounpentylenetetrazol (usually uncountable, plural pentylenetetrazols)

plural pentylenetetrazols

  1. uncountableusuallyA drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant.

    Synonyms: cardiazol, metrazol, pentetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark

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Chicago

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