succinylcholine
noun
suc·ci·nyl·cho·line ˌsək-sə-nᵊl-ˈkō-ˌlēn 
-ˌnil-
: a basic compound that is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride C14H30Cl2N2O4·2H2O as a muscle relaxant in surgery
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An autopsy of Franco's body found samples of succinylcholine and morphine, which were not prescribed or ordered for her by her doctors. 
Fox News, 11 May 2022 At least nine suspicious deaths and 18 suspicious medical emergencies at Hedrick Medical Center during that time period were suspected overdoses of succinylcholine or other drugs. Fox News, 11 May 2022 In the syringe was an overdose of succinylcholine, a muscle relaxer. Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2019 Chelsea's body is exhumed; tests show presence of a muscle relaxant, succinylcholine. San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2018 McClellan-Wiese would learn later that the nurse had injected her daughter with a drug called succinylcholine, which causes muscle relaxation and short term paralysis. Ralph Ellis, Randi Kaye And Dakin Andone, CNN, 26 May 2017 A PETA investigation into the unlawful use of a paralytic drug at two roadside zoos revealed that animals were administered the drug, succinylcholine, without pain meds. Image Courtesy Usda, National Geographic, 1 May 2017 See More
Fox News, 11 May 2022 At least nine suspicious deaths and 18 suspicious medical emergencies at Hedrick Medical Center during that time period were suspected overdoses of succinylcholine or other drugs. Fox News, 11 May 2022 In the syringe was an overdose of succinylcholine, a muscle relaxer. Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2019 Chelsea's body is exhumed; tests show presence of a muscle relaxant, succinylcholine. San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2018 McClellan-Wiese would learn later that the nurse had injected her daughter with a drug called succinylcholine, which causes muscle relaxation and short term paralysis. Ralph Ellis, Randi Kaye And Dakin Andone, CNN, 26 May 2017 A PETA investigation into the unlawful use of a paralytic drug at two roadside zoos revealed that animals were administered the drug, succinylcholine, without pain meds. Image Courtesy Usda, National Geographic, 1 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
succinylcholine
noun
suc·ci·nyl·cho·line ˌsək-sən-ᵊl-ˈkō-ˌlēn, -sə-ˌnil-
: a basic compound that acts similarly to curare and is used intravenously chiefly in the form of its chloride salt C14H30Cl2N2O4 as a short-acting relaxant of skeletal muscle in surgery
called also suxamethonium
see anectine