What does "butorphanol" mean?

A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

How do you pronounce "butorphanol"?

Pronounced //bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl//.

Butorphanol

//bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl// noun

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Noun

1
A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain. uncountable

Etymology

From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.

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butorphanol tartrate

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