Benadryl

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Benadryl

/ˈbɛnədɹɪl/

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Marketing name. From benzhydryl diethylaminoethyl ether.

noun Benadryls

countable, uncountable An antihistamine medication used to stop allergies or as a sleep aid. The “Benadryl challenge”, wherein participants took a large amount of antihistamines in an attempt to produce hallucinogenic effects, led to at least one death.

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@misc{benadryl_2026,
  title = {Benadryl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benadryl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}