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suxamethonium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsʌk.sə.mɪˈθəʊ.ni.əm/
  • General-American: /ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/
  • rhymes with -əʊniəm

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of suxamethonium chloride.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suxamethonium chloride

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sūcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -num Latin sūcinum Latin succinum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English succinic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English suxa- French méthylène English meth(ylene) New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English suxamethonium From suxa- (“alteration of succinyl”) + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).