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Chemical structure of diphenoxylate
 
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Blend of diphenyl +‎ carboxylate.

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diphenoxylate (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C30H32N2O2·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.

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