a drug that dilates blood vessels and is given to both humans and horses. Formula: C18H23NO3
isoxsuprine in American English
(aiˈsɑksəˌprin)
noun
Pharmacology
a sympathomimetic vasodilator, C18H23NO3, used in certain types of peripheral vascular disease
Word origin
[perh. is- + ox- + Supr(ilent) a trade name for the drug + -ine2]-ine is a suffix, of no assignable meaning, appearing in nouns of Greek, Latin, or Frenchorigin. Other words that use the affix -ine include: doctrine, famine, routine
Examples of 'isoxsuprine' in a sentence
isoxsuprine
Among the nine top-scoring ligands, isoxsuprine showed the most potent vasodilator effect.
Daniella Medina-Ruiz, Berenice Erreguin-Luna, Francisco J. Luna-Vázquez, AntonioRomo-Mancillas, Alejandra Rojas-Molina, César Ibarra-Alvarado 2019, 'Vasodilation Elicited by Isoxsuprine, Identified by High-Throughput Virtual Screeningof Compound Libraries, Involves Activation of the NO/cGMP and H2S/KATP Pathways andBlockade of α1-Adrenoceptors and Calcium Channels', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/5/987. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)