pentazocine

English

Chemical structure of pentazocine

Etymology

From pent(enyl) +‎ -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnˈtæz.ə.siːn/

Noun

pentazocine (countable and uncountable, plural pentazocines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.

References

• “pentazocine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pentazocine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Noun

pentazocine f

1. plural of pentazocina