different between adrenaline vs ephedrine

English

Alternative forms

• adrenalin

Etymology

From adrenal +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d??n?l?n/

Noun

adrenaline (usually uncountable, plural adrenalines)

1. (biochemistry) epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English adrenaline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.dre?.na??li.n?/, /a?.dre?.na??li.n?/
• Hyphenation: adre?na?li?ne
• Rhymes: -in?

Noun

adrenaline f (uncountable)

1. adrenaline [from 1902]
   • 1902 June 28, "Adrenaline.", Algemeen Handelsblad, fol. 2, Vol. 75, No. 23391, page 6 (page 2 of fol. 2).

Italian

Noun

adrenaline f pl

1. plural of adrenalina

English

Etymology

From ephedra +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f.?.d?i?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f?.d??n/, /??f.?.d??n/

Noun

ephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural ephedrines)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.

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References

• “ephedrine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “ephedrine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).