(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Feb 11 2006 at 5:28:51

Ad*re"nal*ine (?), n. Also 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.

 

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