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naloxone

/nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
na-lox-one
IPA
/nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English nal- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English oxy English (hydr)ox(y) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English naloxone From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + (hydr)ox(y) + -one.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/
  • British English: /nəˈlɒk.səʊn/

Usage

Derived Forms

suboxone

Frequently Paired Words

naltrexone

Synonyms

narcan

Questions

How do you pronounce naloxone?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/.
What does naloxone mean?
An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
Where does naloxone come from?
Etymology tree English nal- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English oxy English (hydr)ox(y) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English naloxone From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + (hydr)ox(y) + -one.

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