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clon⋅i⋅dine

[klon-i-deen, kloh-ni-]
–noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic white crystalline substance, C9H9Cl2N3, used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

Origin:
1965–70; c(h)lo(ro)- 2 + (a)ni(line) + (imi)d(e), extracted from the chemical name + -ine 2
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clon·i·dine   (klŏn'ĭ-dēn', klō'nĭ-)   
n.  A synthetic drug, C9H9Cl2N3, used in the treatment of hypertension, the prevention of migraine headaches, and the management of Tourette's syndrome and opiate withdrawal.

[c(h)lo(ro)- + (a)ni(line) + (imi)d(e) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: clo·ni·dine
Pronunciation: 'klän-&-"dEn, 'klOn-, -"dIn
Function: noun
: an antihypertensive drugC9H9Cl2N3 used especially to treat essential hypertension, to prevent migraine headache, and to diminish opiate withdrawal symptoms
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clonidine clon·i·dine (klŏn'ĭ-dēn', klō'nĭ-)
n.
A synthetic drug used in the treatment of hypertension and for the prevention of migraine headaches.

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