butorphanol

B3U1T1O1R1P3H4A1N1O1L1
US/bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/

noun

A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

nounbutorphanol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.

Origin

  1. Englishcyclobutane
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. English(cyclo)but(yl)
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishbutorphanol

From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.

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APA

butorphanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butorphanol

MLA

“butorphanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butorphanol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butorphanol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butorphanol.

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