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nicomorphine

nicomorphine noun: the 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine, a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine.

Noun

nicomorphine (uncountable)

  1. The 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine, a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine.

Origin of nicomorphine

From nico(tinate) + morphine.

Questions about nicomorphine

What does nicomorphine mean?
Nicomorphine means the 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine, a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine.
What part of speech is nicomorphine?
Nicomorphine is a noun.

Words near nicomorphine in the dictionary

  1. Nicomedia
  2. Nicomedian
  3. Nicomedians
  4. nicomiid
  5. nicomiids
  6. nicomorphine
  7. nicompoop
  8. nicompoops
  9. Nicopolis
  10. Nicopolitan
  11. Nicopolitans

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