oxilorphan en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English oxy English (hydr)oxy Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwosder. Latin laevus English l(evo)- English -orphan English oxilorphan From (hydr)oxy + l(evo)- + -orphan (“morphinan derivate”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) A particular narcotic.