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RAU-SED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
Synonyms:
Rau-Sed; Raudixin; reserpine; Sandril; Serpasil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Rau-Sed" is a kind of...):
antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)
Meronyms (substance of "Rau-Sed"):
rauwolfia (any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)