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-orphine

UK/ˈɔː.fiːn/US/ˈɔɹˌfin/

-orphine suffix: used to form names of morphinan derivates used as opioid receptor antagonists/agonists.

Suffix

-orphine

  1. Used to form names of morphinan derivates used as opioid receptor antagonists/agonists.

Origin of -orphine

From -orph- (“morphinan derivate”) + -ine, related to morphine.

Questions about -orphine

What does -orphine mean?
-orphine means used to form names of morphinan derivates used as opioid receptor antagonists/agonists.
What part of speech is -orphine?
-orphine is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -orphine?
-orphine is pronounced /ˈɔː.fiːn/ (UK).

Words near -orphine in the dictionary

  1. -ories
  2. -orium
  3. -oriums
  4. -orph-
  5. -orphan
  6. -orphine
  7. -orphone
  8. -ors
  9. -ory
  10. -os
  11. -os-

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