Fentanyl

Quick meaning: Fentanyl is a noun meaning (pharmacology) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.

Meaning

(pharmacology) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.

Example Sentences

Lil Peep died of an overdose of fentanyl and generic Xanax, according to the Pima Country Office of the Medical Examiner.

Approved name ! Other names ! Action and use Fentanyl .. ! 1-Phenethyl-f-(N-propionylanilino)-piperidine ! Narcotic; analgesic

Including, he warns, ketamine and even fentanyl. The crime syndicates have the capacity, he says, and a worldwide distribution network already in place.

Coolio, the gritty rapper best known for his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

Word Forms

• fentanyls
• fentanil

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bupivacaine, transdermal, fentanil, acetylfentanyl, ohmefentanyl, mirfentanil.

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