adrenoxine

noun

ad·​re·​nox·​ine

ˌa-drə-ˈnäk-ˌsēn

plural -s

: a cardiac inhibitor formed by enzymatic oxidation of either dextrorotatory or levorotatory epinephrine or of tyramine

Word History

Etymology

adren- + ox- + -ine

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

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