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-orphone

UK/ˈɔː.fəʊn/US/ˈɔɹˌfoʊn/

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

Suffix

-orphone

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

Origin of -orphone

From -orph- (“morphinan derivate”) + -one.

Questions about -orphone

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

Words near -orphone in the dictionary

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

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