dᵻkˌæmɪθˈoʊniəm, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt ˈækʃən tˈaɪm, ɪz sˈɪmɪlɚ tʊ ˈæsɪtˌɪlkəlˌiːn ænd ˈækts æz ɐ pˈɑːɹʃəl ˈæɡənˌɪst ʌvðə nˌɪkətˈɪnɪk ˈæsɪtˌɪlkəlˌiːn ɹᵻsˈɛptɚ.
Decamethonium, which has a short action time, is similar to acetylcholine and acts as a partial agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.