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alfentanil

US/ælˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/

alfentanil noun: a synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.

alfentanil: a synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity
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Noun

alfentanil (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.

Origin of alfentanil

Probably from (tetr)a(zo)l(e) + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

Questions about alfentanil

What does alfentanil mean?
Alfentanil means a synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.
What part of speech is alfentanil?
Alfentanil is a noun.
How do you pronounce alfentanil?
Alfentanil is pronounced /ælˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/ (US).

Words near alfentanil in the dictionary

  1. alfaxalone
  2. alfaxane
  3. Alfeios
  4. Alfeios Valley
  5. alfenide
  6. alfentanil
  7. alfentanyl
  8. alfereces
  9. alferes
  10. alferez
  11. Alferezes

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