decamethoniumn.
/ˌdɛkəmɪˈθəʊnɪəm/ Pharmacology.
A quaternary ammonium cation, [(CH3)3N(CH2)10N(CH3)3]++; also, the bromide or iodide salt of this, used as a muscle relaxant.
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1949 G. Organe in Lancet 7 May 774/2 Decamethonium iodide (C 10) is a stable, neutral, non-irritant muscle relaxant, roughly five times as potent as d-tubocurarine chloride.
1963 Lancet 19 Jan. 130/1 With decamethonium muscle fasciculation was only slight, whereas with suxamethonium it was severe and long lasting.
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