papaverine
noun
pa·pav·er·ine
pə-ˈpa-və-ˌrēn 
-ˈpav-rən,
-ˈpa-və-
: a crystalline alkaloid C20H21NO4 found in opium or made synthetically that is used usually in the form of its hydrochloride chiefly as an antispasmodic for its ability to relax smooth muscle
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papaverine
noun
pa·pav·er·ine
pə-ˈpav-ə-ˌrēn
-(ə-)rən
-(ə-)rən
: a crystalline alkaloid C20H21NO4 that constitutes about one percent of opium, that is made synthetically from vanillin, and that is used usually in the form of its hydrochloride C20H21NO4·HCl especially as a vasodilator because of its ability to relax smooth muscle
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