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hydroxypethidine

hydroxypethidine noun: a particular narcotic painkiller.

Noun

hydroxypethidine (uncountable)

  1. A particular narcotic painkiller.

Origin of hydroxypethidine

From hydroxy- + pethidine.

Questions about hydroxypethidine

What does hydroxypethidine mean?
Hydroxypethidine means a particular narcotic painkiller.
What part of speech is hydroxypethidine?
Hydroxypethidine is a noun.

Words near hydroxypethidine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxypaeoniflorins
  2. hydroxyperoxidase
  3. hydroxyperoxidases
  4. hydroxyperoxide
  5. hydroxyperoxides
  6. hydroxypethidine
  7. hydroxyphenazine
  8. hydroxyphenethylamine
  9. hydroxyphenethylamines
  10. hydroxyphenol
  11. hydroxyphenolic

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