Xylometazoline vs. Nasal — What's the Difference?

Xylometazoline, also spelled xylomethazoline, is a medication used to reduce symptoms of nasal congestion, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis. Use is not recommended for more than seven days.

Of, in, or relating to the nose.

A drug used as a topical nasal decongestant that works by constricting the blood vessels in the nose.

(Linguistics) Articulated by lowering the soft palate so that air resonates in the nasal cavities and passes out the nose, as in the pronunciation of the consonants (m), (n), and (ng) or the nasalized vowel of French bon.

Characterized by or resembling a resonant sound produced through the nose

(Linguistics) A nasal consonant.

A nasal part or bone, forming part of the bridge of the nose.

The nosepiece of a helmet.

Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.

(phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.

(phonetics) Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.

(music) Sharp, penetrating.

A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

(phonetics) nasal consonant

(phonetics) nasal vowel

(historical) The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.

(anatomy) nasal bone

(zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

Of or pertaining to the nose.

Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.

An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.

A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.

One of the nasal bones.

A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

A continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed

An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

Of or in or relating to the nose;

Sounding as if the nose were pinched;