Dramamine

/ˈdræməˌmin/ noun

a brand name for a medication used to prevent and treat motion sickness and nausea.

A brand name created from 'diphenhydramine' + 'amine' (a chemical compound). It was trademarked in the 1949 for a motion sickness remedy and became so popular the brand name is now synonymous with the treatment.

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