See Also: memantine(medicine)

meaty (oh) and memantine (medicine)


meaty (oh)



containing a lot of meat, or tasting strongly of meat
::a delicious meaty gravy
informal big and fat, with a lot of flesh
::meaty forearms
informal containing a lot of interesting ideas or information
::a meaty article
::The lecture wasn't very meaty.
meaty role
an interesting or important character that an actor is playing in a play or Film
::her first meaty role as an actress

memantine (medicine)


memantine
<chemical> 3,5-dimethyltricyclo(3.3.1.1(3,7))decan-1-amine. Amantadine derivative that has some dopaminergic effects. It has been proposed as an antiparkinson agent.

Pharmacological action: antiparkinson agents, dopamine agents, excitatory amino acid antagonists.

Chemical name: Tricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decan-1-amine, 3,5-dimethyl-