ephedrine

詳細解釋：

e.phed.rine

n.（名詞）
A white, odorless, powdered or crystalline alkaloid, C0H 5NO, isolated from shrubs of the genus Ephedra or made synthetically. It is used in the treatment of allergies and asthma.
* ：一種白色，無味，粉狀或結晶狀鹼，C0H 5NO，從 麻黃屬 植物中提取或人工合成。用於治療過敏和哮喘

來源：
Latin ephedra [horsetail] from Greek ephedros [sitting upon] ep-, epi- [epi-] hedra [seat] * see sed-
拉丁語 ephedra [馬尾] 源自 希臘語 ephedros [坐在…之上] ep-, epi- [在…之間] hedra [座位] *參見 sed-
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