adrenorphin

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noun

An endogenous, C-terminally amidated, opioid octapeptide, produced from proteolytic cleavage of proenkephalin A and widely distributed throughout the mammalian brain.

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metorphamide
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Meanings

nounadrenorphin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn endogenous, C-terminally amidated, opioid octapeptide, produced from proteolytic cleavage of proenkephalin A and widely distributed throughout the mammalian brain.

    Synonyms: metorphamide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn endogenous, C-terminally amidated, opioid octapeptide, produced from proteolytic cleavage of proenkephalin A and widely distributed throughout the mammalian brain.

Similar
metorphamide
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APA

adrenorphin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenorphin

MLA

“adrenorphin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenorphin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adrenorphin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenorphin.

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