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PENTAZOCINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pentazocine mean? 

PENTAZOCINE (noun)
  The noun PENTAZOCINE has 1 sense:

1. analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphineplay

  Familiarity information: PENTAZOCINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PENTAZOCINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pentazocine; Talwin

Hypernyms ("pentazocine" is a kind of...):

analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)


 Context examples 


Pentazocine hydrochloride partially reverses opiate-induced cardiovascular, respiratory, and behavioral depression.

(Pentazocine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Pentazocine hydrochloride binds to and activates kappa- and sigma-opioid receptors, resulting in sedation and analgesia.

(Pentazocine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of pentazocine, a benzomorphan narcotic agonist-antagonist.

(Pentazocine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)



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