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pethidine

/ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːn/

pethidine noun: a synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.

pethidine: a synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor
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Noun

pethidine (countable and uncountable, plural pethidines)

  1. A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
    • Inside was a clutter of prescription pads and a carton containing a collection of diamorphine syrettes and a dozen ampoules of pethidine.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 125

pethidine meaning in Tamil

pethidine in Tamil

பெத்தடின் மயக்க மருந்து, பெதிடீன்

Synonyms of pethidine

Forms of pethidine

pluralpethidines

Origin of pethidine

Blend of p(iper)idine + eth(yl).

Words formed from pethidine

Questions about pethidine

What does pethidine mean?
Pethidine means a synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
What is pethidine in Tamil?
Pethidine in Tamil is பெத்தடின் மயக்க மருந்து, பெதிடீன். See Pethidine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pethidine?
Pethidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pethidine?
Pethidine is pronounced /ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːn/.
What is the plural of pethidine?
The plural of pethidine is pethidines.

Words near pethidine in the dictionary

  1. pethas
  2. pether
  3. Petherick
  4. pethers
  5. Pethick
  6. pethidine
  7. pethidines
  8. pethood
  9. pethoxamide
  10. Peths
  11. Pethtel

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