cromolyn sodium

[kroh-muh-lin]

cro·mo·lyn so·dium

[kroh-muh-lin]
noun Pharmacology.
a substance, C23H14Na2O11, used as a preventive inhalant for bronchial asthma and hay fever.

Origin:
1970–75; contraction and rearrangement of the chemical name
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Cromolyn sodium has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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