meperidine
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of methyl + piperidine.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɛˈpɛ.ɹɪ.diːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdin/
Noun edit
meperidine (countable and uncountable, plural meperidines)
- (pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.
Derived terms edit
- -eridine (“analgesic”)
References edit
- “meperidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “meperidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.