oxymorphone

Questions

What does oxymorphone mean?

A particular narcotic painkiller.

Where does oxymorphone come from?

Etymology tree 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)oxy English (dihydro)morph(ine) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English oxymorphone From (hydr)oxy + (dihydro)morph(ine) + -one.

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