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In Star Trek, season 3, episode 21, "The Cloud Minders", Spock is considering his surroundings at the time, and one of its residents:

Here on Stratos, everything is incomparably beautiful and pleasant: the high advisor's charming daughter, Droxine, particularly so. The name Droxine seems appropriate for her.

Why? Does droxine mean something, or is it related etymologically or homophonically to something? (Perhaps in Vulcan?) Why does that name seem appropriate to someone who is beautiful and pleasant?

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    "Droxine: a sodium salt used to treat thyroxine deficiency." - Magical. Commented Aug 24, 2023 at 18:56
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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyzine was sold under the brand Droxyne (pronounced the same way as Droxine) until the 1970s. It causes drowsiness and has "hallucinogenic and hypnotic" propoerties Commented Aug 24, 2023 at 19:09
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    @Valorum if that's correct, it sounds very likely like the correct answer. Thanks! Might I suggest you post it as an answer, below? I've also just found the related but weaker claim that "'Droxine' is almost certainly a play on 'Hydroxyzine,' a drug sythesized in the 1950’s as an antihistamine which turned out to have powerful anti-anxiety properties. It is an effective 'sedative, hypnotic, and tranquiliser,' just like Plasus’ daughter." No mention of a brand name, but that doesn't mean it's not so. Commented Aug 24, 2023 at 19:15
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    @msh210 - If someone posted it as an answer, I'd downvote it. We don't go in for guesswork around these here parts. Commented Aug 24, 2023 at 19:17
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    @Valorum in the absence of a better answer we absolutely do allow for 'guesswork', unless the OP specifically says they're not interested in those answers. Commented Aug 24, 2023 at 19:25

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