- dextromethorphan
- dex·tro·me·thor·phan
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dextromethorphan
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Dextromethorphan — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Dextromethorphan … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dextromethorphan — Dextrométhorphane Dextrométhorphane Structure du dextrométhorphane Général Nom IUPAC ent 3 méthoxy 17 méthylmorphinane … Wikipédia en Français
Dextrométhorphan — Dextrométhorphane Dextrométhorphane Structure du dextrométhorphane Général Nom IUPAC ent 3 méthoxy 17 méthylmorphinane … Wikipédia en Français
dextromethorphan — ▪ drug synthetic drug related to morphine and used in medicine as a cough suppressant. The hydrobromide salt of dextromethorphan occurs as white crystals or a white crystalline powder, soluble in water, alcohol, and chloroform. It acts upon … Universalium
dextromethorphan hydrobromide — A synthetic morphine derivative used as an antitussive agent. Inferior to codeine but seemingly lacking in dependence production. It has weak central depressant action. * * * [USP] the monohydrated hydrobromide salt of dextromethorphan, having… … Medical dictionary
dextromethorphan polistirex — sulfonated styrene divinylbenzene copolymer complex with dextromethorphan, administered orally as an extended release antitussive … Medical dictionary
dextromethorphan — noun Etymology: dextr + methyl + morphinan parent substance of morphine alkaloids, from morphine + 3 an Date: 1967 a nonaddictive cough suppressant C18H25NO that is widely used especially in the form of its hydrobromide … New Collegiate Dictionary
dextromethorphan — noun An antitussive drug (a cough suppressant) that is found in many over the counter cold and cough preparations. Syn: DXM, DM, dex … Wiktionary
dextromethorphan — dex·tro·me·thor·phan .dek strō mi thȯr .fan n a nonaddictive cough suppressant that is widely used esp. in the form of its hydrobromide C18H25NO·HBr in over the counter cough and cold preparations and is a codeine analog of levorphanol lacking… … Medical dictionary
