FENTANYL

Fentanyl, Sublimaze

(noun) trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fentanyl (countable and uncountable, plural fentanyls)

(pharmaceutical drug) A particularly powerful opioid narcotic painkiller, N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.

Source: Wiktionary



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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