DIMETANE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis)

Synonyms:

brompheniramine maleate; Dimetane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Dimetane" is a kind of...):

antihistamine (a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)

Holonyms ("Dimetane" is a substance of...):

Dimetapp (trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis)

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