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Medical Definition of Benactyzine hydrochloride
1. 2-Diethylaminoethyl benzilate hydrochloride;an anticholinergic drug with the same actions but with approximately only one-fifth the activity of atropine; it is thought to raise the threshold of emotional reaction to external stimuli; now rarely used as a psychotherapeutic and tranquillising agent. (05 Mar 2000)