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PERIACTIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Periactin mean?
• PERIACTIN (noun)
The noun PERIACTIN has 1 sense:
1. an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions
Familiarity information: PERIACTIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cyproheptadine; Periactin
Hypernyms ("Periactin" is a kind of...):
antihistamine (a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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