perhexiline
/pəːˈhɛksɪliːn/ /pəːˈhɛks(ə)liːn/ /pəːˈhɛksɪlɪn/Pharmacology
noun
A derivative of piperidine which is a vasodilator given (as the maleate) to relieve angina pectoris; 2-(2,2-dicyclohexylethyl)piperidine, C19H35N.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Current Therapeutic Research. Apparently from -per- + hexyl + -ine, with substitution of -i- for -y- in hexyl.