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nalmefene

nalmefene noun: an opiate derivative used mainly to manage alcoholism.

Noun

nalmefene (uncountable)

  1. An opiate derivative used mainly to manage alcoholism.

Origin of nalmefene

From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”)[Term?] + -ene.

Questions about nalmefene

What does nalmefene mean?
Nalmefene means an opiate derivative used mainly to manage alcoholism.
What part of speech is nalmefene?
Nalmefene is a noun.

Words near nalmefene in the dictionary

  1. nalls
  2. Nally
  3. Nallys
  4. NALMA
  5. NALMAs
  6. nalmefene
  7. nalmetrene
  8. nalmexone
  9. nalorphine
  10. naloxazone
  11. naloxegol

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