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dimenhydrinate

[ dahy-men-hahy-druh-neyt ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.


dimenhydrinate

/ ˌdaɪmɛnˈhaɪdrɪˌneɪt /

noun

  1. a white slightly soluble bitter-tasting crystalline substance: an antihistamine used in the prevention of nausea, esp in travel sickness. Formula: C 24 H 28 ClN 5 O 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dimenhydrinate1

First recorded in 1945–50; dime(thyl) + (ami)n(e) + hydr(am)ine ( def ) + -ate 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dimenhydrinate1

from dime ( thyl + ami ) n ( e ) + ( diphen ) hydr ( am ) in ( e ) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

If you’re a conservative or a Republican and Donald Trump makes you queasy, Mrs. Clinton has just made the best argument to take some dimenhydrinate and vote for him anyway.

They often require vestibular medications such as dimenhydrinate, scopolamine or diazepam.

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But the fact that Dramamine, the brand name for the drug dimenhydrinate, could treat motion sickness was actually discovered inadvertently.

Controlled, regular breathing and keeping the horizon in sight appear to help, he said, and medications like dimenhydrinate or scopolamine can provide some relief, but it is not clear that acupressure or special diets work.

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