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brompton cocktail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
bromp-ton -cock-tail
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.

Etymology

Named after the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England, where the formulation of this mixture was standardized in the late 1920s for cancer patients.

Synonyms

Brompton mixture Brompton's cocktail

Questions

What does brompton cocktail mean?
An elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.
Where does brompton cocktail come from?
Named after the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England, where the formulation of this mixture was standardized in the late 1920s for cancer patients.

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