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meperidine

me·per·i·dine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-per-i-deen, -din]
    • /məˈpɛr ɪˌdin, -dɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-per-i-deen, -din]
    • /məˈpɛr ɪˌdin, -dɪn/

Definitions of meperidine word

  • noun meperidine a narcotic compound, C 1 5 H 2 1 NO 2 , used as an analgesic and sedative. 1
  • noun meperidine A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor. 1
  • noun meperidine pethidine 0
  • noun meperidine a synthetic, bitter-tasting, crystalline narcotic, C15H21NO2, used as a sedative and analgesic 0
  • noun meperidine (pharmacology) The opioid analgesic drug pethidine (INN). 0

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Origin of meperidine

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; me(thyl) + (pi)peridine

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Parts of speech for Meperidine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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meperidine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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