Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white, odorless, powdered or crystalline alkaloid, C10H15NO, isolated from shrubs of the genus Ephedra or made synthetically. It is used in the treatment of allergies and asthma.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystalline alkaloid, C10H15ON, contained in the leaves of Ephedra distachya and other species of Ephedra. It is mydriatic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
alkaloid , found in some species ofEphedra shrubs (or preparedsynthetically ), used as asympathomimetic drug .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The products contain ephedrine, which is banned by the NCAA.
USATODAY.com - Teammates say Wheeler took supplements before death 2003
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"Our policy for years, it's a written policy, is that we do not allow any products that contain ephedrine, ephedra ..., except as they're prescribed for drugs."
USATODAY.com - Pitcher's death similar to Stringer circumstances 2003
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Orioles team physician William Goldiner agreed with the coroner's call for a ban but noted that teams can do little to stop it because ephedrine is legal.
USATODAY.com - Authorities say drug contributed to pitcher's death 2003
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The role of the controversial stimulant ephedrine, which is legal and available without prescription, was raised immediately in both because of reports that a dietary supplement containing ephedrine was spotted in their lockers.
USATODAY.com - Pitcher's death similar to Stringer circumstances 2003
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These substances -- Ephedra contain a substance called ephedrine, which can produce all kinds of adverse effects in the body, rhythm disturbances, hypertension, stroke, sudden death, heat illness, you can go on.
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In addition to propofol, Jackson's blood contained anxiety sedatives lidocaine, diazepam, nordiazepam, lorazepam and midazolam, as well as ephedrine, which is used for narcolepsy and depression.
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Cupstid told police he and his friend, Koehn, were buying the legally allowed amount of ephedrine, which is 11 grams.
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Cupstid told police he and his friend, Koehn, were buying the legally allowed amount of ephedrine, which is 11 grams.
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It is a Beta-2 Agonist, which means that it is chemically related to epinephrine (NOT ephedrine, which is a totally different type of drug) and salbutamol.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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In addition to propofol, Jackson's blood contained anxiety sedatives lidocaine, diazepam, nordiazepam, lorazepam and midazolam, as well as ephedrine, which is used for narcolepsy and depression.
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