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naltrexone

UK/nælˈtɹɛk.səʊn/US/nælˈtɹɛkˌsoʊn/

naltrexone noun: a synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction.

naltrexone: a synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is...
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Noun

naltrexone (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction.

naltrexone meaning in Bengali

naltrexone in Bengali

একটি সিন্থেটিক ওষুধ, মরফিনের মতো

Origin of naltrexone

Probably from naloxone + Latin tres (“three”).

Words formed from naltrexone

Questions about naltrexone

What does naltrexone mean?
Naltrexone means a synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction.
What is naltrexone in Bengali?
Naltrexone in Bengali is একটি সিন্থেটিক ওষুধ, মরফিনের মতো. See Naltrexone meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is naltrexone?
Naltrexone is a noun.
How do you pronounce naltrexone?
Naltrexone is pronounced /nælˈtɹɛk.səʊn/ (UK).

Words near naltrexone in the dictionary

  1. naloxone
  2. naloxones
  3. NALP
  4. NALSA
  5. nalta jute
  6. naltrexone
  7. naltrindole
  8. Nalty
  9. Naltys
  10. NaLu
  11. Nalubaale

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Adapted from Wiktionary: naltrexone (page history and authors); naltrexone (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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