phenoxybenzamine

== English == === Etymology === From phenoxy + benzyl + amine. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /fɪˌnɑk.siˈbɛn.zəˌmiːn/ === Noun === phenoxybenzamine (uncountable) (pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C18H22ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma. === References === “phenoxybenzamine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.