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tramadol

US/ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/

tramadol noun: a synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.

tramadol: a synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to...
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Noun

tramadol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.
    • A nod from Rhona as she popped two tramadol and lay down on the couch again.2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 247

Origin of tramadol

From trama (“the fleshy portion of a basidiocarp”) + -adol (“an analgesic”).

Words formed from tramadol

Questions about tramadol

What does tramadol mean?
Tramadol means a synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.
What part of speech is tramadol?
Tramadol is a noun.
How do you pronounce tramadol?
Tramadol is pronounced /ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/ (US).

Words near tramadol in the dictionary

  1. tram track
  2. tram tracks
  3. tram-train
  4. tram-trains
  5. trama
  6. tramadol
  7. tramadol hydrochloride
  8. tramadols
  9. tramae
  10. tramal
  11. tramas

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