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pentylenetetrazol

(pen′ti lēn′ te′trə zôl′, -zōl′)

noun

a white, crystalline powder, CHN, used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant and formerly in shock therapy

Origin: < pent(a-meth)ylene-tetrazol(e)

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noun

A drug, C₆H₁₀N₄, that is a stimulant of the central nervous system and is used chiefly as an analeptic.

Origin:

Origin: pent(a)-

Origin: + (meth)ylene

Origin: + tetr(a)-

Origin: + az(o)-

Origin: + -ol(e)

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