phentolamine

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UK/fɛnˈtɒl.əm.iːn/US/fɛnˈtɑl.əˌmiːn/

noun

A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension.

Similar
Vasomax
OriginEnglish amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounphentolamine (usually uncountable, plural phentolamines)

plural phentolamines

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men

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Vasomax
Broader
virility druganti-impotence drug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphène
  6. Englishphen(ol)
  7. Englishtol(yl)
  8. Egyptianjmn
  9. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  10. LatinAmmōn
  11. Latinammoniacus
  12. Englishammonia
  13. Englishamine
  14. Englishphentolamine

From phen(ol) + tol(yl) + amine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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