Meanings
nounprocyclidine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn anticholinergic drug mainly used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundrug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism
Similar
Kemadrin
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pro(pane) + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).
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APA
procyclidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procyclidine
MLA
“procyclidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procyclidine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procyclidine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procyclidine.
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