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propoxyphene
(pro|poxy|phene)
Pronunciation:
/prəʊˈpɒksɪfiːn/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
a synthetic compound chemically related to methadone, used as a mild narcotic analgesic.
Origin:
1950s
: from
propyl
+
oxy-
1
+
-phene
(from
phenyl
)
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