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PROPOXYPHENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does propoxyphene mean?
• PROPOXYPHENE (noun)
The noun PROPOXYPHENE has 1 sense:
1. a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive
Familiarity information: PROPOXYPHENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Darvon; propoxyphene; propoxyphene hydrochloride
Hypernyms ("propoxyphene" is a kind of...):
analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)
Context examples
The hydrochloride salt form of the d-isomer of synthetic diphenyl propionate derivative propoxyphene, with narcotic analgesic effect.
(Dextropropoxyphene Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
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