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meperidine

UK/mɛˈpɛ.ɹɪ.diːn/US/məˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdin/

meperidine noun: the United States Adopted Name of pethidine.

Noun

meperidine (countable and uncountable, plural meperidines)

  1. The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.

Forms of meperidine

pluralmeperidines

Origin of meperidine

Blend of methyl + piperidine.

Words formed from meperidine

Questions about meperidine

What does meperidine mean?
Meperidine means the United States Adopted Name of pethidine.
What part of speech is meperidine?
Meperidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce meperidine?
Meperidine is pronounced /mɛˈpɛ.ɹɪ.diːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of meperidine?
The plural of meperidine is meperidines.

Words near meperidine in the dictionary

  1. MEP
  2. mepacrine
  3. mepanipyrim
  4. mepartricin
  5. mepenzolate
  6. meperidine
  7. meperidines
  8. meph
  9. mephato
  10. mephedrine
  11. mephedrone

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