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butorphanol

/bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
bu-tor-phanol
IPA
/bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English cyclobutane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English (cyclo)but(yl) English -orphan English -ol English butorphanol From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/

Usage

Phrases

butorphanol tartrate

Questions

How do you pronounce butorphanol?
The recorded pronunciation is /bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/.
What does butorphanol mean?
A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.
Where does butorphanol come from?
Etymology tree English cyclobutane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English (cyclo)but(yl) English -orphan English -ol English butorphanol From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.

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