Opiorphin

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Noun
  1. 1
    A painkilling chemical compound first isolated from human saliva. countable, uncountable

    "Our saliva contains one painkiller that is stronger than morphine. It is called opiorphin, and was only discovered in 2006."

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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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