Etymology
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opioid + -like
Adjective
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opioidlike (comparative more opioidlike, superlative most opioidlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of opioids.
2008 May 6, Jane E. Brody, “The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury”, in New York Times[1]:Experts theorize that it may be reinforced by the release in the brain of opioidlike endorphins that result in a natural high and emotional relief.