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clonidine

(klän′ə dēn′, -din; klō′nə-)

noun

a white, crystalline drug, CHClN·HCl, taken orally, used to lower high blood pressure and, experimentally, to ease withdrawal from narcotics

in full clonidine hydrochloride

See clonidine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A synthetic drug, C₉H₉Cl₂N₃, used in the treatment of hypertension, the prevention of migraine headaches, and the management of Tourette's syndrome and opiate withdrawal.

Origin:

Origin: c(h)lo(ro)-

Origin: + (a)ni(line)

Origin: + (imi)d(e)

Origin: + -ine²

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