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nalmexone

nalmexone noun: a semisynthetic mixed opioid agonist-antagonist with analgesic and narcotic antagonist properties.

Noun

nalmexone (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic mixed opioid agonist-antagonist with analgesic and narcotic antagonist properties.

Origin of nalmexone

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

Questions about nalmexone

What does nalmexone mean?
Nalmexone means a semisynthetic mixed opioid agonist-antagonist with analgesic and narcotic antagonist properties.
What part of speech is nalmexone?
Nalmexone is a noun.

Words near nalmexone in the dictionary

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

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