papaverine

English

Etymology

From Latin papāver (“poppy”) +‎ -ine.

Noun

papaverine (countable and uncountable, plural papaverines)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.

Derived terms

• tetrahydropapaverine
• -verine (“spasmolytic”)

Translations

pharmaceutical drug

• Italian: papaverina (it) f

Italian

Noun

papaverine f

1. plural of papaverina