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Adrenaline vs Ephedrine - What's the difference?

adrenaline | ephedrine |

As nouns the difference between adrenaline and ephedrine

is that adrenaline is an alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter while ephedrine is an alkaloid, found in some species of Ephedra shrubs (or prepared synthetically), used as a sympathomimetic drug.

adrenaline

English

(wikipedia adrenaline)

Alternative forms

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Noun

(-)
  • (hormone) An alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter.

    • Derived terms

    * adrenaline junkie * adrenaline rush

    ephedrine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ephedrine) (-)
  • An alkaloid, found in some species of Ephedra shrubs (or prepared synthetically), used as a sympathomimetic drug.