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mecamylamine

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noun

  1. a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C 11 H 21 N
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of mecamylamine1

C20: from me ( thyl ) + cam ( phane ) (a former name of bornane) + -yl + amine
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TC-5214 is a tweaked version of mecamylamine, a drug introduced in the 1950s to treat high blood pressure.

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Researchers at the University of South Florida later began testing mecamylamine in the hope it would help children with Tourette's syndrome.

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