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norbuprenorphine

norbuprenorphine noun: a major active metabolite of buprenorphine.

Noun

norbuprenorphine (uncountable)

  1. A major active metabolite of buprenorphine.
    • Dose-normalized C max for both methadone enantiomers, buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine, were within the no-effect range.2015 June 29, T. Garimella et al., “Assessment of Drug-Drug Interactions between Daclatasvir and Methadone or Buprenorphine-Naloxone”, in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, volume 59, →DOI

Origin of norbuprenorphine

From nor- + buprenorphine.

Questions about norbuprenorphine

What does norbuprenorphine mean?
Norbuprenorphine means a major active metabolite of buprenorphine.
What part of speech is norbuprenorphine?
Norbuprenorphine is a noun.

Words near norbuprenorphine in the dictionary

  1. norbornyl
  2. norbornylane
  3. norbornyls
  4. Norbreck
  5. Norbugang
  6. norbuprenorphine
  7. Norbury
  8. Norbury and Roston
  9. Norburys
  10. Norby
  11. Norbys

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