propoxyphene

[proh-pok-suh-feen]

noun

Pharmacology. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C22H29NO2.

Origin of propoxyphene

First recorded in 1950–55; prop(ionate) + oxy-² + (di)phen(yl)

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