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RAUDIXIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Raudixin mean?
• RAUDIXIN (noun)
The noun RAUDIXIN has 1 sense:
1. antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
Familiarity information: RAUDIXIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Rau-Sed; Raudixin; reserpine; Sandril; Serpasil
Hypernyms ("Raudixin" is a kind of...):
antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)
Meronyms (substance of "Raudixin"):
rauwolfia (any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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