Adiphenine

/ˌædɪˈfɛniːn/ noun

An anticholinergic drug used medically to treat muscle spasms and gastrointestinal disorders.

From 'adiphenine' (Greek/Latin combination): 'a-' + 'diphenyl' (two phenyl groups) + '-ine' (drug suffix). Developed in 20th-century pharmaceutical chemistry.

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