meclozine
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom me(tho)- + chlo(ro)- + (pipera)zine.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmeclozine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A piperazine derivative, C25H27ClN2, with antihistamine properties, used mainly as an antiemetic, especially in preventing motion sickness.
References
edit- “meclozine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “meclizine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.