name ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A marketed brand of the drug pethidine.

   "‘She must of^([sic]) grabbed some pills. There's half a dozen kinds up there – even demerol.’"

Synonyms

All synonyms

alcoholamobarbital sodiumamytalamytal pillanalgesicanodyne

Example

More examples

"‘She must of^([sic]) grabbed some pills. There's half a dozen kinds up there – even demerol.’"

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