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fentanyls

fentanyls is the plural 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

Questions about fentanyls

What is fentanyls the plural of?
Fentanyls is the plural of fentanyl.

Words near fentanyls in the dictionary

  1. fentanyl
  2. fentanyl citrate
  3. fentanyl citrates
  4. fentanyl fold
  5. fentanyl folds
  6. fentanyls
  7. Fenter
  8. Fenters
  9. fenthead
  10. fenthion
  11. fentiazac

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