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pentylenetetrazol

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pen⋅tyl⋅ene⋅tet⋅ra⋅zol

  [pen-tl-een-te-truh-zawl, -zol]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble powder, C6H1 0N4, used as a respiratory and circulatory stimulant, esp. in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning, and to induce a convulsive state in the treatment of certain mental diseases.
Origin:
pent- + (meth)ylene + tetr(a)- + az- + -ol 2
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pen·tyl·ene·tet·ra·zol   (pěn'tə-lēn'tět'rə-zôl', -zōl', -zŏl')   
n.  A drug, C6H10N4, that is a stimulant of the central nervous system and is used chiefly as an analeptic.

[pent(a)- + (meth)ylene + tetr(a)- + az(o)- + -ol(e).]
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Main Entry: pen·tyl·ene·tet·ra·zol
Pronunciation: "pent-i-"lEn-'te-tr&-"zol, -"zOl
Function: noun
: a whitecrystalline drug C6H10N4 used as a respiratory and circulatory stimulant and for producing a state of convulsion in treating certain mental disorders called alsoleptazol; —see METRAZOL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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