Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An isomer of ephedrine, C10H15NO, used in its hydrochloride or sulfate form as a nasal decongestant.
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- noun A
sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as adecongestant ; achemical compound , anisomer ofephedrine , with the formula C10H15NO.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
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Examples
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They include a medication called pseudoephedrine, which helps runny noses by causing blood vessels to clamp down and allow less fluid to leak into the lining of nose, throat and sinuses.
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SOUDER: The pseudoephedrine, which is essential to the making of meth, is mostly coming from pseudo -- from labs in Mexico, is where it's processed.
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A: The D in Claritin-D and many other allergy and cold medicines stands for a decongestant called pseudoephedrine.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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All the suspects allegedly bought excessive amounts of cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine, which is needed to cook the meth.
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Keep reading to know more about this news, plus his biography and don't miss Lubomir Visnovsky's photos and video below. positive to a stimulant found in his cold medicine, it seems that he was taking pseudoephedrine, that is besides being a stimulant, is a nasal decongestant.
RightFielders Women in Sports Miriam 2010
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The statistical roundup of the five-county North State Initiative of the California Multi-jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team also shows that it confiscated 6 pounds of pseudoephedrine, which is a precursor in the manufacture of methamphetamine, more than 120 pounds of cocaine and one-third pound of heroin in 2009.
redding.com Stories 2010
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-- The Mississippi Senate Judiciary B Committee has passed a bill that would require a doctor's prescription to purchase cold medicine containing the decongestant pseudoephedrine, which is a key ingredient in the illegal drug methamphetamine.
Homepage 2010
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According to Sheriff's office officials, someone alerted investigators about "suspicious persons" shopping for pseudoephedrine, which is commonly used to make meth, at a couple of Blount County businesses.
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Those contain pseudoephedrine, which is not an active ingredient in
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The county on Monday launched a program with an Australian company, MethShield, designed to keep people from buying large amounts of pseudoephedrine, which is used to make meth.
bilby commented on the word pseudoephedrine
For when you just can't afford real ephedrine.
October 5, 2008