gallamine triethiodide

[gal-uh-meen trahy-eth-ahy-uh-dahyd]

noun Pharmacology.

a neuromuscular blocking drug, C₃₀H₆₀I₃N₃O₃, similar to curare, used as a skeletal muscle relaxant in conjunction with surgical anesthesia.

Origin:
(pyro)gall(ol) + -amine; trieth(yl) + iodide

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Gallamine triethiodide has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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