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demorphinize

demorphinize verb: to gradually reduce the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it.

Verb

demorphinize (third-person singular simple present demorphinizes, present participle demorphinizing, simple past and past participle demorphinized)

  1. (transitive) To gradually reduce the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it.

Forms of demorphinize

third-person singular presentdemorphinizes
present participledemorphinizing
past participledemorphinized
pastdemorphinized

Origin of demorphinize

From de- + morphine + -ize.

Questions about demorphinize

What does demorphinize mean?
Demorphinize means to gradually reduce the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it.
What part of speech is demorphinize?
Demorphinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of demorphinize?
The past tense of demorphinize is demorphinized.

Words near demorphinize in the dictionary

  1. demorified
  2. demorifies
  3. demorify
  4. demorifying
  5. demorphinization
  6. demorphinize
  7. demorphinized
  8. demorphinizes
  9. demorphinizing
  10. Demory
  11. Demorys

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