mephenesin
/mɛfəˈniːsɪn/Pharmacology
noun
A colourless crystalline compound, CH3·C6H4O·CH2CH(OH)CH2OH, which is used as a muscle relaxant in the treatment of spastic, hypertonic, and hyperkinetic conditions, and as a tranquillizer.
Origin
1950s. From me- + phen- + -es- + -in.
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