fentanyl

American  

[fen-tuh-nil] / ˈfɛn tə nɪl /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic, short-acting narcotic analgesic and sedative, C 22 H 28 N 2 O, used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia, and also as an illicit drug: Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.

   Medics quickly administered fentanyl to the injured soldiers.

   Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.

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fentanyl British  

/ ˈfɛntəˌnaɪl /

noun

1. a narcotic drug used in medicine to relieve pain

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Etymology

Origin of fentanyl

First recorded in 1960–65; contraction and respelling of the chemical name N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide

Example Sentences

The same report and others make clear Venezuela does not play a substantial role in fentanyl production or trafficking.

From Los Angeles Times

Seizures of fentanyl at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen in recent years, while seizures of cocaine have risen.

From Los Angeles Times

China has made concessions on rare earths, soybeans and fentanyl.

From MarketWatch

“Is it a blanket no, or is it a situation where the Justices try to distinguish based on the underlying emergency, as they are reviewing both the fentanyl and reciprocal tariffs, which some have speculated could be treated differently,” Owen Tedford, an analyst at Beacon Policy Advisors, told Reshma.

From Barron's

“Is it a blanket no, or is it a situation where the Justices try to distinguish based on the underlying emergency, as they are reviewing both the fentanyl and reciprocal tariffs, which some have speculated could be treated differently,” says Owen Tedford, an analyst at Beacon Policy Advisors.

From Barron's