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ELIXOPHYLLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elixophyllin mean? 

ELIXOPHYLLIN (noun)
  The noun ELIXOPHYLLIN has 1 sense:

1. a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilatorplay

  Familiarity information: ELIXOPHYLLIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ELIXOPHYLLIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Elixophyllin; Slo-Bid; Theobid; theophylline

Hypernyms ("Elixophyllin" is a kind of...):

bronchodilator (a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


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