dimenhydrinate

noun di·men·hy·dri·nate \ˌdī-ˌmen-ˈhī-drə-ˌnāt\

Definition of DIMENHYDRINATE

: a crystalline antihistamine C₂₄H₂₈ClN₅O₃ used especially to prevent nausea (as in motion sickness)

dimethyl + amine + hydr- + amine + ¹-ate

First Known Use: circa 1950

Medical Dictionary

noun di·men·hy·dri·nate \ˌdī-ˌmen-ˈhī-drə-ˌnāt\

: a crystalline antihistamine C₂₄H₂₈ClN₅O₃ used especially to prevent nausea (as in motion sickness)

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