Dimenhydrinate Definition

dīmĕn-hīdrə-nāt
noun
A crystalline solid, C24H28ClN5O3, used to control nausea and vomiting, as in motion sickness.
Webster's New World
A drug composed of two chemicals, diphenhydramine and 8-chlorotheophylline, used to prevent motion sickness.
American Heritage Medicine
A drug composed of two chemicals, diphenhydramine and 8-chlorotheophylline, used to prevent motion sickness.
American Heritage
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Origin of Dimenhydrinate

  • dime(thyl) (ami)n(e) hydrinate (hydr(am)in(e)) (–ate)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • dime(thyl) (ami)n(e) hydrinate (hydr(am)in(e)) (–ate)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dimenhydrinate Sentence Examples

  • Efficacy of transdermal scopolamine was compared with oral dimenhydrinate and placebo.

  • Dramamine (and others) includes the active ingredient dimenhydrinate and is not for use in children under two years of age.

  • Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), another motion-sickness drug, is not effective on other types of nausea and may cause drowsiness.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIM

Words Ending With

ETEATE

Unscrambles

dimenhydrinate

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With D14 Letter Words Ending With E