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pentazocine

/pɛnˈtæz.ə.siːn/

pentazocine noun: a synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.

pentazocine: a synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth
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Noun

pentazocine (countable and uncountable, plural pentazocines)

  1. A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.

Forms of pentazocine

pluralpentazocines

Origin of pentazocine

From pent(enyl) + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

Questions about pentazocine

What does pentazocine mean?
Pentazocine means a synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.
What part of speech is pentazocine?
Pentazocine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pentazocine?
Pentazocine is pronounced /pɛnˈtæz.ə.siːn/.
What is the plural of pentazocine?
The plural of pentazocine is pentazocines.

Words near pentazocine in the dictionary

  1. pentavigesimal
  2. pentaxin
  3. pentaxins
  4. Pentay
  5. pentazinc
  6. pentazocine
  7. pentazocines
  8. pentazole
  9. pentazoles
  10. pentecontadrachm
  11. pentecontadrachms

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