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protopine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-topine
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid occurring in plants of the family Papaveraceae that has partial agonism for mu and delta opioid receptors, these effects are nalaxone reversible.

Uncountable

Etymology

From proto- + opium + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

protopines (plural)

Questions

What does protopine mean?
A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid occurring in plants of the family Papaveraceae that has partial agonism for mu and delta opioid receptors, these effects are nalaxone reversible.
Where does protopine come from?
From proto- + opium + -ine.

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