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antihistamine

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌæn.tiˈhɪs.tə.miːn

Definitions

A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Perhaps the most striking method of demonstrating the effect of antihistamine substances is to use⟳ them to protect⟳ guinea-pigs against the action of histamine sprayed into the air from an atomizer.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

antihistaminic Antihistorical antihistoricism antihistoricist antihistory antihole

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