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etorphine.

A particular narcotic painkiller.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A particular narcotic painkiller.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl French -ènebor. English -ene English -ylene English eth(ylene) English -orphine English etorphine From eth(ylene) + -orphine (“morphinan derivate”).

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