clonidine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kloni dēn′, klōni-)


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clon•i•dine  (kloni dēn′, klōni-),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa synthetic white crystalline substance, C9H9Cl2N3, used in the treatment of high blood pressure.
  • c(h)lo(ro)-2 + (a)ni(line) + (imi)d(e), extracted from the chemical name + -ine2 1965–70


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