Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adrenaline"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adrenaline \Ad*re"nal*ine\, n. Also Adrenalin \Ad*re"nal*in\
(Physiol. Chem.)
A crystalline substance, {C9H13O3N}, obtained from suprarenal
extract, of which it is regarded as the active principle. It
is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adrenaline
n : a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response
to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic
nerve action [syn: {epinephrine}, {epinephrin}, {Adrenalin}]
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