pentylenetetrazol

noun

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

-ˌzōl\

Definition of pentylenetetrazol

: an analeptic drug C₆H₁₀N₄

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The first known use of pentylenetetrazol was in 1949

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pentylenetetrazol

noun

pen·tyl·ene·tet·ra·zol | \ˌpent-i-ˌlēn-ˈte-trə-ˌzȯl, -ˌzōl

\

Medical Definition of pentylenetetrazol

: a white crystalline drug C₆H₁₀N₄ used as a respiratory and circulatory stimulant and for producing a state of convulsion in treating certain mental illnesses

— called also leptazol

— see metrazol

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