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nitazene

nitazene noun: a synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole.

nitazene: a synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole
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Noun

nitazene (countable and uncountable, plural nitazenes)

  1. (uncountable) A synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole.
  2. (countable) Any of a group of potent synthetic opioids with a structure related to nitazene, never approved for clinical use but manufactured as illicit drugs or adulterants thereof.
    • Several 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids (also referred to as “nitazenes”) recently emerged on the illicit market. […] MOR activity determination confirmed that nitazenes are generally highly active, with potencies and efficacies of several analogues exceeding that of fentanyl.2021, Marthe M. Vandeputte, Katleen Van Uytfanghe, et al., “Synthesis, Chemical Characterization, and μ‑Opioid Receptor Activity Assessment of the Emerging Group of “Nitazene” 2‑Benzylbenzimidazole...

Forms of nitazene

pluralnitazenes

Questions about nitazene

What does nitazene mean?
Nitazene means a synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole.
What part of speech is nitazene?
Nitazene is a noun.
What is the plural of nitazene?
The plural of nitazene is nitazenes.

Words near nitazene in the dictionary

  1. nit-picking
  2. nit-picky
  3. Nita
  4. nitarsone
  5. Nitasha
  6. nitazene
  7. nitazenes
  8. nitazoxanide
  9. nitch
  10. nitches
  11. nitchevo

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