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EPHEDRINS
Definition of EPHEDRINS
noun
plural of ephedrin
EPHEDRINE · via ephedrin
noun
A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.
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Word DNA
EPHEDRINS inherits its ancestry from its root, EPHEDRA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPHEDRA · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPHEDRINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPHEDRINS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEHINPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EPHEDR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPHEDRINS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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