pentazocine

[ pen-taz-uh-seen ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a synthetic narcotic analgesic, C19H27NO, used chiefly for the relief of moderate to severe pain.

Origin of pentazocine

1
1960–65; penta- + (benz)azocine, a component of its chemical name

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British Dictionary definitions for pentazocine

pentazocine

/ (pɛnˈtæzəʊˌsiːn) /


noun
  1. a powerful synthetic drug used in medical practice as a narcotic analgesic

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