pentolinium
/ˌpɛntəˈlɪnɪəm/ /ˌpɛnt(ə)lˈɪnɪəm/Pharmacology
noun
A ganglion-blocking agent originally used in the treatment of severe hypertension; pentamethylene-1,5-bis-(1-methyl-pyrrolidinium) hydrogen tartrate, C23H42N2O12. More fully pentolinium tartrate.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From pent- + -ol- and -in- + -ium.
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