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butorphanol.

A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

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noun/bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/General-American
  1. A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English cyclobutane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English (cyclo)but(yl) English -orphan English -ol English butorphanol From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.

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