ergotamine

English

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ergotamine

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Ergotamin, corresponding to ergot +‎ -amine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/

Noun

ergotamine (countable and uncountable, plural ergotamines)

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

Derived terms

• dihydroergotamine

Translations

an alkaloid extracted from ergot

Finnish: ergotamiini French: ergotamine (fr) f Galician: ergotamina f German: Ergotamin (de) n Greek: εργοταμίνη f (ergotamíni) Italian: ergotamina (it) f Spanish: ergotamina f

Anagrams

• metrogaine

French

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ergotamine

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Noun

ergotamine f (plural ergotamines)

1. ergotamine

Further reading

• “ergotamine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.