simple past tense and past participle of blockade

plural of alpha-blocker

(pharmacology) A drug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors in arteries and smooth muscles. Used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis and other conditions.

A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 1, 2, and 3 inches long, respectively. May contain arranged holes. Similar, larger blocks are called 2-4-6 blocks.

A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 2, 4, and 6 inches long, respectively. 2-4-6 blocks are a larger version of the more common 1-2-3 block.

A form of firearm action where the sealing of the breech is done with a specially shaped breechblock able to rotate on a pin.

(music) Alternative form of Block Flute.

A vehicle, typically a naval one, with the purpose of bringing cargo across a military blockade.

(psychology) Repression of painful thoughts. / (psychology) Inability to continue a train of thought.

(architecture) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.