fentanyl
A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar…A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.
» Tom died of a fentanyl overdose after insufflating what he thought was just cocaine.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.
Fentanyl
фентани́лfentaníl
фентані́лfentaníl
- 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
Examples
4 sentencesTom died of a fentanyl overdose after insufflating what he thought was just cocaine.
Fentanyl pills are more palatable to middle-class Americans than heroin.
Fentanyl largely enters Canada from the U.S., rather than the other way around.
Over the last decade, Estonia has reported that heroin has largely been replaced by fentanyl on the illicit market.
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plural: fentanylsSynonyms
1 synonyms- 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:Sublimaze
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