antihistamine

noun /,æntɪ'hɪstə,min/

Definition
a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
Example
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Etymology
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Rare
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Archaic
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Obsolete
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Slang
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Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Length
13

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