| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| pentazocine |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pen·taz·o·cine |
| PRONUNCIATION: | p n-t z -s n |
| NOUN: | A synthetic narcotic drug, C19H27NO, used as an analgesic, often in place of morphine. | | ETYMOLOGY: | pent(a) + az(o) + oc(t) + ine2.
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