What does "xylazine" mean?

A potent α₂-adrenergic agonist used for sedation, anesthesia, and analgesia in large nonhuman mammals, and as an adulterant in street drugs.

What is a synonym for "xylazine"?

Common synonyms include: sedazine, tranq, tranq dope, xylacine, xylazil.

//ˈzaɪləziːn// noun

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Noun

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A potent α₂-adrenergic agonist used for sedation, anesthesia, and analgesia in large nonhuman mammals, and as an adulterant in street drugs. uncountable
"After 15, 30, 60 or 90 days, the animals (n = 5 per time point for each subgroup) were sacrificed via an overdose of ketamine and xylazine hydrochloride (Vetbrands Brazil Limited, Jacareí, SP), and the hemimaxillae were removed and fixed in 10% formalin solution (Fig 1 )."

"Narcan was saving too many lives, so someone or some organization decided to inject xylazine into the heroin supply chain."

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