NALOXONE

naloxone, Narcan

(noun) a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

naloxone (plural naloxones)

An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).

Coordinate terms

• Narcan

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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Coffee Trivia

ā€œCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā€ ā€“ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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