suxamethonium

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UK/ˌsʌk.sə.mɪˈθəʊ.ni.əm/US/ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/

noun

Synonym of suxamethonium chloride.

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suxamethonium chloride
OriginEnglish onium ← New Latin ammōnium ← French méthylène →
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Meanings

nounsuxamethonium (uncountable)

alternative UK US succinylcholine

  1. uncountablemedicineSynonym of suxamethonium chloride.

    Synonyms: suxamethonium chloride

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of suxamethonium chloride.

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suxamethonium chloride

Origin

  1. Latinsūcus
  2. Latinsūcinum
  3. Latinsuccinum
  4. Englishsuccinic
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishsuxa-
  8. Frenchméthylène
  9. Englishmeth(ylene)
  10. New Latinammōnium
  11. Englishammonium
  12. Englishonium
  13. Englishsuxamethonium

From suxa- (“alteration of succinyl”) + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suxamethonium

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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