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hy⋅dral⋅a⋅zine

[hahy-dral-uh-zeen]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white crystalline powder, C8H8N4, that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.

Origin:
1950–55; hydr- 2 + (phth)al(ic) + azine
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hy·dral·a·zine   (hī-drāl'ə-zēn')   
n.  An antihypertensive drug, C8H8N4.

[hydr(o)- + (phth)al(ic acid) + azine.]
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Main Entry: hy·dral·azine
Pronunciation: hI-'dral-&-"zEn
Function: noun
: an antihypertensive drug C8H8N4used in the form of its hydrochloride and acting to produce peripheral arteriolar dilation by relaxing vascular smooth muscle
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hydralazine hy·dral·a·zine (hī-drāl'ə-zēn')
n.
A crystalline compound whose hydrochloride form is used in the treatment of hypertension.

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