meclizine

[ mek-luh-zeen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a compound, C 2 5 H 2 7 ClN 2 , used for preventing nausea of motion sickness, pregnancy, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meclizine¹

First recorded in 1950–55; me(thylbenzene) + c(h)l(or)- ² + -i- + (pipera)zine

Example Sentences

Nor is seasickness an issue, because of the wonder-drug Meclizine, sold as Sea Calm.

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