oxymetazoline

[ok-see-muh-taz-uh-leen, -met-uh-zoh-]

ox·y·me·taz·o·line

[ok-see-muh-taz-uh-leen, -met-uh-zoh-]
noun Pharmacology.
a sympathomimetic drug, C16H24N2O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.

Origin:
by rearrangement of parts of one of its chemical names
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Oxymetazoline has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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oxymetazoline ox·y·me·taz·o·line (ŏk'sē-mĭ-tāz'ə-lēn', -mět'ə-zō-)
n.
A vasoconstricting drug that is used topically in the form of its hydrochloride salt to reduce nasal congestion.

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