suxamethonium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of suxamethonium chloride.

Pronunciation

/ˌsʌk.sə.mɪˈθəʊ.ni.əm/ /ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/

Word forms

suxamethonium succinylcholine

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sūcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -num Latin sūcinum Latin succinum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English succinic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English succinyl English suxa- French méthylène English methylene New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English suxamethonium From suxa- (“alteration of succinyl”) + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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