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nalorphine definition

☆ nal·or·phine (nal ôr′fēn′)

noun

a white, crystalline derivative of morphine, CHNO, used, usually in the form of its hydrochloride, to counteract the effects of narcotic overdoses and to aid in diagnosing narcotic addiction

Etymology: < N-al(lylnorm)orphine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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