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carfentanil

/kɑɹˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
car-fen-tanil
IPA
/kɑɹˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narcotic painkiller that is four orders of magnitude more potent than morphine, used for tranquilizing large animals and abused as a recreational drug.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From car(boxylate) + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɑɹˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/
  • British English: /kɑːˈfɛn.tə.nɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

carfentanyl (alternative)

Synonyms

4-carbomethoxyfentanyl Wildnil super fent carfent

Questions

How do you pronounce carfentanil?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/.
What does carfentanil mean?
A narcotic painkiller that is four orders of magnitude more potent than morphine, used for tranquilizing large animals and abused as a recreational drug.
Where does carfentanil come from?
From car(boxylate) + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

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