Meanings
nounphenylephrine (usually uncountable, plural phenylephrines)
plural phenylephrines
- uncountableusuallymedicineAn α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C₉H₁₃NO₂.
Synonyms: phenylephedrine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C₉H₁₃NO₂.
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Origin
Blend of phenyl + epinephrine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 苯腎上腺素 /苯肾上腺素
- 苯腎上腺素 /苯肾上腺素 (běnshènshàngxiànsù)α-adrenergic receptor agonist
Czech fenylefrin
- fenylefrinα-adrenergic receptor agonist
Esperanto fenilefrino
- fenilefrinoα-adrenergic receptor agonist
Finnish fenyyliefriini
- fenyyliefriiniα-adrenergic receptor agonist
French phényléphrine
- phényléphrineα-adrenergic receptor agonist
German Phenylephrin
- Phenylephrinα-adrenergic receptor agonist
Portuguese fenilefrina
- fenilefrinaα-adrenergic receptor agonist
Russian фенилэфри́н
- фенилэфри́н (fenilɛfrín)α-adrenergic receptor agonist
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APA
phenylephrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylephrine
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“phenylephrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylephrine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenylephrine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylephrine.
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