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1. antihistamine
noun. ['ˌæntiːˈhɪstəmən'] a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site.
Synonyms
- medication
- Chlor-Trimeton
- Phenergan
- medicament
- meclizine
- phenyltoloxamine
- Coricidin
- chlorpheniramine maleate
- Antivert
- cyproheptadine
- brompheniramine maleate
- diphenhydramine
- Dimetane
- Dimetapp
- promethazine
- medicine
- meclizine hydrochloride
- methapyrilene
- Benadryl
- dimenhydrinate
- Actifed
- Periactin
- pyrilamine
- pheniramine
- Dramamine
Antonyms
- over-the-counter medicine
- over-the-counter drug
- prescription drug
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- histamine (English)
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Example sentences of the word antihistamine
1. Noun, singular or mass
If your fat lip is the result of a bee sting, take an over-the-counter antihistamine like diphenhydramine.
2. Adjective
Certain antihistamine formulas already include decongestant elements, so stand-alone decongestants should not be taken at all.