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noribogaine

noribogaine noun: the principal metabolite of ibogaine; psychoactive, and thought to be involved in the antiaddictive effects of ibogaine.

Noun

noribogaine (plural noribogaines)

  1. The principal metabolite of ibogaine; psychoactive, and thought to be involved in the antiaddictive effects of ibogaine.
    • Recent work from Professor Paul Glue’s team in New Zealand used noribogaine, the active metabolite of ibogaine. They showed that the impact on the heart is dose related, so using lower doses with careful cardiac monitoring seems a sensible way forward.2023, David Nutt, Psychedelics, pages 157–158

Forms of noribogaine

pluralnoribogaines

Origin of noribogaine

From nor- (“having had a radical removed”) + ibogaine.

Questions about noribogaine

What does noribogaine mean?
Noribogaine means the principal metabolite of ibogaine; psychoactive, and thought to be involved in the antiaddictive effects of ibogaine.
What part of speech is noribogaine?
Noribogaine is a noun.
What is the plural of noribogaine?
The plural of noribogaine is noribogaines.

Words near noribogaine in the dictionary

  1. nori
  2. noria
  3. Norian
  4. norias
  5. noribogainalog
  6. noribogaine
  7. noribogaminalog
  8. noribogamine
  9. Noric
  10. Norican
  11. Noricans

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