pentylenetetrazol

noun

pen·tyl·ene·tet·ra·zol ˌpen-tə-ˌlēn-ˈte-trə-ˌzȯl

-ˌzōl

: a white, crystalline drug C₆H₁₀N₄ formerly used as a respiratory, circulatory, and central nervous system stimulant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Just grab some pentylenetetrazol - a drug that blocks inhibitory signals between brain cells. —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2012

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Word History

Etymology

penta- + methylene + tetrazole (CH₂N₄)

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of pentylenetetrazol was in 1949

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