MEPERIDINE

meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol

(noun) a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

meperidine (countable and uncountable, plural meperidines)

(pharmaceutical drug) The opioid analgesic drug pethidine (INN).

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• epermeniid

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Word of the Day

22 September 2024

SPRINGBOARD

(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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