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Meaning of "gallamine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GALLAMINE

gallamine  [ˈɡæləˌmiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALLAMINE

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preposition
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Gallamine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GALLAMINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gallamine triethiodide

Gallamine triethiodide is a non-depolarising muscle relaxant. It acts by combining with the cholinergic receptor sites in muscle and competitively blocking the transmitter action of acetylcholine. Gallamine triethiodide has a parasympatholytic effect on the cardiac vagus nerve which causes tachycardia and occasionally hypertension. Very high doses cause histamine release. Gallamine triethiodide is commonly used to stabilize muscle contractions during surgical procedures. It was developed by Daniel Bovet in 1947. The pharmaceutical is no longer marketed in the United States, according to the FDA Orange Book. An ampoule of gallamine.

Definition of gallamine in the English dictionary

The definition of gallamine in the dictionary is a neuromuscular blocking agent used in anaesthesia. Other definition of gallamine is gallamine blue is a type of mordant dye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALLAMINE


amphetamine
æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn
catecholamine
ˌkætəˈkɒləˌmiːn
cholestyramine
ˌkɒlɪˈstaɪərəˌmiːn
cyclohexylamine
ˌsaɪkləʊhɛkˈsɪləˌmiːn
diethylamine
daɪˈeθɪləˌmiːn
dimethylamine
daɪˈmiːθaɪləˌmiːn
ethanolamine
ˌɛθəˈnɒləˌmiːn
glutamine
ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn
histamine
ˈhɪstəˌmiːn
mecamylamine
ˌmɛkəˈmɪləˌmiːn
melamine
ˈmɛləˌmiːn
methylamine
miːˈθaɪləˌmiːn
naphthylamine
næfˈθɪləˌmiːn
penicillamine
ˌpenɪˈsɪləˌmiːn
phentolamine
fɛnˈtɒləˌmiːn
prolamine
ˈprəʊləˌmiːn
protamine
ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn
scopolamine
skəˈpɒləˌmiːn
thiamine
ˈθaɪəˌmiːn
trimethylamine
traɪˈmɛθɪləˌmiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALLAMINE

gall
gall bladder
gall gnat
gall midge
gall mite
gall wasp
gall-apple
gall.
Galla
gallant
gallant soldier
gallantly
gallantness
gallantries
gallantry
gallate
Galle
galleass
gallein
galleon

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALLAMINE

amine
antihistamine
cardamine
chloramine
determine
diamine
dopamine
etamine
ethylamine
examine
famine
gamine
glucosamine
hydroxylamine
hydroxytryptamine
ketamine
methamphetamine
methenamine
monoamine
phosphatidylethanolamine
re-examine

Synonyms and antonyms of gallamine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gallamine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALLAMINE

Find out the translation of gallamine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gallamine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gallamine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加拉明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

galamina
570 millions of speakers

English

gallamine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gallamine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غالامين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

галламин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gallamine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gallamine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gallamine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gallamine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gallamin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガラミン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gallamine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gallamine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gallamine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gallamine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅमामिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

galamin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gallamine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gallamina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

галламін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

galamina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gallamine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gallamien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gallamin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gallamin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gallamine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLAMINE»

The term «gallamine» is normally little used and occupies the 138.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLAMINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gallamine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gallamine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gallamine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALLAMINE»

Discover the use of gallamine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gallamine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes in Smooth Muscle
They showed that the action of gallamine on 3H-NMS binding was not consistent with competition because the degree of shift of the 3H-NMS binding curve was not linear with gallamine concentration, but approached an asymptotic value.
Richard M. Eglen, 1997
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Homotropic Cooperativity in the Binding of Gallamine to ...
The M2 muscarinic cholinergic receptor contains an orthosteric site and a topographically distinct, allosteric site.
Rabindra Vishwadev Shivnaraine, 2007
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Synthesis of Essential Drugs
... of tubocurarine with methylchloride [9]. CH OCH3 CH3O + CH3 3 O N CH3Cl 15.1.1 2 - + O CH3O N Cl CH3CH3 15.1.2 CH3O Metocurine is used for the same indications as tubocurarine. A synonym of this drug is metubine. Gallamine: ...
Ruben Vardanyan, Victor Hruby, 2006
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Kinetics and Dynamics of Intravenous Anesthetics
Muscle relaxants The predominant route of elimination of d-tubocurarine, alcuronium and gallamine is by excretion of the unchanged drug in the urine. Other non-depolarizing muscle relaxants also undergo significant elimination in the urine ...
G. M. Woerlee, 1992
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Instant Pharmacology
GALLAMINE Gallamine is a non-depolarizing (competitive) neuro- muscular blocking agent. USES: Gallamine may be used to induce muscle relaxation during surgery (general anaesthetics) and to prevent the fasciculation and muscle pain ...
Kourosh Saeb-Parsy, 1999
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Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs Used in Anesthesia
These cardiovascular effects are principally accounted for by the strong vagolytic action of gallamine, the cardiac muscarinic receptors being almost as sensitive to its blocking action as the acetylcholine receptors of the neuromuscular junction ...
J. K. Aronson, 2008
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Essential Drug Data for Rational Therapy in Veterinary Practice
Kingsley Eghianruwa. Solubility, Stability and Storage—Gallamine is soluble 1 in 0.6 of water, and 1 in 115 of ethanol. Store gallamine injection below preferably between 15 and 30 °C (59 and 86 °F); protect from light and freezing.
Kingsley Eghianruwa, 2014
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Muscarinic Receptors in Airways Diseases
Guinea pig lung in vivo VNS, constriction Mx (gallamine) [89] VNS, constriction M2 (methoctramine) [90] trachea in vivo M2 (gallamine) [91] and in vitro VNS, EPS, constriction Mx (gallamine) [92] trachea in vitro EPS, contraction M2 ( gallamine) ...
Johan Zaagsma, Herman Meurs, Ad F. Roffel, 2001
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The Neurobiology of Disease: Contributions from Neuroscience ...
Similarly, cuneate neurones of cats were strongly excited by micro-iontophoretic application of gallamine, discharging in prolonged high-frequency bursts ( Galindo, Krnjevic & Schwartz, 1968). It was proposed that gallamine produced a  ...
Hugh Bostock, P. A. Kirkwood, A. H. Pullen, 1996
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Cholinergic Mechanisms: From Molecular Biology to Clinical ...
The location of the allosteric Site Much of the work on allosteric interactions at muscarinic receptors, including the initial studies, has utilised the neuromuscular blocker gallamine. This is a highly charged ligand, bearing three positive charges , ...
J. Klein, K. Löffelholz, 1996

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALLAMINE»

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Tributes for Operation Rhino hero
... Operation Rhino team, and his visionary skills saved the lives of many rhino during the experiential use of the first drug Gallamine triethiodide ... «Independent Online, Apr 12»
2
Stanford StickyBot
DelFly II Ultra Small Flying Robot - Duration: 1:39. by gallamine 43,751 views. 1:39. Robot fight - Duration: 1:58. by txag2k 315,298 views. 1:58. «YouTube, May 07»

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