ergotrate maleate

1. 1.

   an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion

   Synonymsergonovine

   Broaderalkaloid

   trade name

Questions about ergotrate maleate

What does ergotrate maleate mean?

ergotrate maleate means "an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion".

What is another word for ergotrate maleate?

Close synonyms include ergonovine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ergotrate maleate a common word?

ergotrate maleate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.