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tacrine(dictionary)

tacrine (iou)



tacrine noun. ['takri:n] M20.
[from T(ETRA- + ACR(ID)INE.]
Pharmacology. In full tacrine hydrochloride. A synthetic drug, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamine hydrochloride, C13H14N2HCl, that inhibits the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and has been used to enhance neurological function in patients with Alzheimer's disease.