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butorphanol

US/bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/

butorphanol noun: a synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

butorphanol: a synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of...
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Noun

butorphanol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

Origin of butorphanol

From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.

Words formed from butorphanol

  • butorphanol tartrate

Questions about butorphanol

What does butorphanol mean?
Butorphanol means a synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.
What part of speech is butorphanol?
Butorphanol is a noun.
How do you pronounce butorphanol?
Butorphanol is pronounced /bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/ (US).

Words near butorphanol in the dictionary

  1. butonitazene
  2. butopamine
  3. butopiprine
  4. butoprozine
  5. butopyronoxyl
  6. butorphanol
  7. Butow
  8. butoxamine
  9. butoxide
  10. butoxides
  11. butoxy

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