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fentanil

fentanil is the alternative spelling of fentanyl.

Meaning of fentanyl

Noun

fentanyl (countable and uncountable, plural fentanyls)

  1. A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.
    • Approved name ! Other names ! Action and use
      Fentanyl .. ! 1-Phenethyl-f-(N-propionylanilino)-piperidine ! Narcotic; analgesic1963 November 23, British Pharmacopoeia Commission, “Approved names”, in British Medical Journal, page 1327

Origin of fentanil

From -fentanil, from fentanyl.

Questions about fentanil

What is fentanil the alternative spelling of?
Fentanil is the alternative spelling of fentanyl.

Words near fentanil in the dictionary

  1. fent
  2. fent fold
  3. fent folds
  4. fentalog
  5. fentalogs
  6. fentanil
  7. fentanyl
  8. fentanyl citrate
  9. fentanyl citrates
  10. fentanyl fold
  11. fentanyl folds

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