meperidine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of methyl + piperidine.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɛˈpɛ.ɹɪ.diːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdin/
Noun[edit]
meperidine (countable and uncountable, plural meperidines)
- (pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.
Derived terms[edit]
- -eridine (“analgesic”)
References[edit]
- “meperidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “meperidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.