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(biochemistry) A painkilling chemical compound first isolated from human saliva..
Our saliva contains one painkiller that is stronger than morphine. It is called opiorphin, and was only discovered in 2006.
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Opiorphin means (biochemistry) A painkilling chemical compound first isolated from human saliva..
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Our saliva contains one painkiller that is stronger than morphine. It is called opiorphin, and was only discovered in 2006.
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