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ephedrine

/ɪ'fɛdrɪn/

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noun
white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma
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alkaloid bronchodilator

Definition that contains ephedrine

pseudoephedrine poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
mahuang Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
ephedra sinica Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine