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etorphine

[ ih-tawr-feen, ih-tohr- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a narcotic analgesic, C 25 H 33 NO 4 , used for immobilizing large animals.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of etorphine1

1970–75; probably et(henom)orphine a chemical component; ethene, -o-, morphine

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