clonidine

== English == === Etymology === From chlo(ro)- +‎ -(gua)nidine. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɒn.ɪd.iːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklɑn.əˌdiːn/ === Noun === clonidine (usually uncountable, plural clonidines) (pharmacology) A drug that acts as an α2-adrenoreceptor agonist, used in the treatment of hypertension, opiate withdrawal, and a variety of other conditions. ==== Derived terms ==== -onidine === References === “clonidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “clonidine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.