Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiopiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiopi-ate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Counteracting an opiate.

noun

A drug that has an antiopiate effect.

Example Sentences

"That is, the location of heroin use can serve as a conditioned stimulus for the antiopiate response. When the user injects the drug in a different location, the well-developed antiopiate response does not occur […]"
"Cholestyramine, however, may exert effects different from decreasing the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids including the release of endogenous antiopiates (e.g., cholecystokinin) that may result in a decrease in the perception of pruritus."

Etymology

From anti- + opiate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

antiopiates (plural)

Questions

What does antiopiate mean?: Counteracting an opiate.
Where does antiopiate come from?: From anti- + opiate.

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