pseudoephedrine

From pseudo- +‎ ephedrine.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sjuː.dəʊˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /su.doʊ.ɪˈfɛ.dɹɪn/

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pseudoephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoephedrines)

1. (pharmacology) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO.

• phenylephedrine, phenylephrine

• “pseudoephedrine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pseudoephedrine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.