decamethonium Pharm.
(ˌdɛkəmɪˈθəʊnɪəm)
[f. deca- + methonium.]
A quaternary ammonium cation, [(CH3)3N(CH2)10N(CH3)3]++; also, the bromide or iodide salt of this, used as a muscle relaxant.
| 1949 G. Organe in Lancet 7 May 774/2 Decamethonium iodide (C 10) is a stable, neutral, non-irritant muscle relaxant, roughly five times as potent as d-tubocurarine chloride. 1963 Lancet 19 Jan. 130/1 With decamethonium muscle fasciculation was only slight, whereas with suxamethonium it was severe and long lasting. |