Anticholinergic drug (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
Synonyms:
anticholinergic; anticholinergic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anticholinergic drug" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anticholinergic drug"):
Daricon; oxyphencyclimine (an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers)