tacrine /ˈtakriːn 
/ ▸ noun [mass noun] Medicine a synthetic drug used in Alzheimer's disease to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby enhance neurological function. An acridine derivative; chemical formula: C13H15N2Cl.
– ORIGIN 1960s: from t(etra-) + acr(id)ine.
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