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)

1. (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.