Pentazocine Definition
pĕn-tăzə-sēn
noun
A pain-killing, synthetic drug derived from coal tar: used in place of morphine because it is less addictive.
Webster's New World
(pharmacology) A particular narcotic painkiller of the benzomorphan class of opioids.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Pentazocine
pent(a)– az(o)– oc(t)– –ine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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