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brompton cocktail

Brompton mixture
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bromp-tuh n]
    • /ˈbrɒmp tən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bromp-tuh n]
    • /ˈbrɒmp tən/

Definition of brompton cocktail words

  • noun brompton cocktail an analgesic mixture, usually containing morphine and cocaine and sometimes other narcotic substances in an alcohol solution, administered primarily to advanced cancer patients. 1

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Origin of brompton cocktail

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; after Brompton Hospital, London, where the mixture was developed

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Parts of speech for Brompton cocktail

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brompton cocktail popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for brompton cocktail

noun brompton cocktail

  • oral contraceptive — birth-control pill.
  • ru-486 — mifepristone.
  • abortion pill — a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
  • mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
  • morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.

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