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diprenorphine

diprenorphine noun: an opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of superpotent opioid analgesics, such as etorphine and carfentanil, that are used for tranquilizing large animals in veterinary medicine.

Noun

diprenorphine (uncountable)

  1. An opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of superpotent opioid analgesics, such as etorphine and carfentanil, that are used for tranquilizing large animals in veterinary medicine.

Origin of diprenorphine

Blend of dihydro + cyprenorphine.

Questions about diprenorphine

What does diprenorphine mean?
Diprenorphine means an opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of superpotent opioid analgesics, such as etorphine and carfentanil, that are used for tranquilizing large animals in veterinary medicine.
What part of speech is diprenorphine?
Diprenorphine is a noun.

Words near diprenorphine in the dictionary

  1. dippy egg
  2. dippy eggs
  3. diprafenone
  4. dipraglurant
  5. dipraseodymium
  6. diprenorphine
  7. diprenylate
  8. diprenylated
  9. diprenylates
  10. diprenylating
  11. diprionid

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