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paramorphine

[ par-uh-mawr-feen ]
/ ˌpær əˈmɔr fin /

noun Chemistry.

thebaine.

Nearby words

  1. paramimia,
  2. paramita,
  3. paramnesia,
  4. paramo,
  5. paramorph,
  6. paramorphism,
  7. paramount,
  8. paramour,
  9. paramus,
  10. paramyloid

Origin of paramorphine

para-1 + morphine
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British Dictionary definitions for paramorphine

paramorphine

/ (ˌpærəˈmɔːfiːn) /

noun

another name for thebaine
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Medicine definitions for paramorphine

paramorphine

[ păr′ə-môr′fēn′ ]

n.

thebaine
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