propoxyphene
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propoxyphene — noun a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive • Syn: ↑propoxyphene hydrochloride, ↑Darvon • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Darvon) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
propoxyphene hydrochloride — [prō päk′sə fēn΄] n. a white, crystalline, narcotic analgesic, C22H29NO2·HCl, used for the alleviation of moderate pain * * * … Universalium
propoxyphene hydrochloride — [prō päk′sə fēn΄] n. a white, crystalline, narcotic analgesic, C22H29NO2·HCl, used for the alleviation of moderate pain … English World dictionary
propoxyphene hydrochloride — A nonantipyretic, orally effective weak narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone and used for the relief of mild to moderate pain; it is less effective than codeine. SYN: dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride. * * * [USP] the hydrochloride … Medical dictionary
propoxyphene napsylate — A weak narcotic analgesic. SYN: dextropropoxyphene napsylate. * * * [USP] the napsylate salt of propoxyphene, having the same actions and uses as the hydrochloride salt … Medical dictionary
propoxyphene hydrochloride — noun a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive • Syn: ↑propoxyphene, ↑Darvon • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Darvon) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
propoxyphene — noun Etymology: prop + oxy + phene (alteration of phenyl) Date: 1955 a narcotic analgesic C22H29NO2 structurally related to methadone but less addicting that is administered especially in the form of its salts (as the hydrochloride) … New Collegiate Dictionary
propoxyphene — /proh pok seuh feen /, n. Pharm. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C22H29NO2. [1950 55; PROP(IONATE) + OXY 2 + (DI)PHEN(YL)] * * * … Universalium
propoxyphene — pro·poxy·phene prō päk sə .fēn n a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C22H29NO2·HCl or hydrated napsylate C22H29NO2·C10H8SO3·H2O called also… … Medical dictionary
propoxyphene — A mildly effective narcotic analgesic, somewhat less potent than codeine, that bears a close structural relationship to methadone … Forensic science glossary
