phenylephrine

English

The chemical structure of phenylephrine.

Etymology

Blend of phenyl +‎ epinephrine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/, /ˌfɛn.ɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/, /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/, /ˌfɛn.ʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛn.əlˈɛf.ɹiːn/, /ˌfɛn.əlˈɛf.ɹɪn/

Noun

phenylephrine (usually uncountable, plural phenylephrines)

(medicine, pharmacology) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C₉H₁₃NO₂.

Synonyms

phenylephedrine

Translations

α-adrenergic receptor agonist

Chinese:
Mandarin: 苯腎上腺素／苯肾上腺素 (běnshènshàngxiànsù)
Czech: fenylefrin m
Esperanto: fenilefrino
Finnish: fenyyliefriini
French: phényléphrine f
German: Phenylephrin n
Portuguese: fenilefrina f
Russian: фенилэфри́н (ru) m (fenilɛfrín)

References

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

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