metazocine

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noun

A particular narcotic painkiller.

OriginEnglish meth(yl) ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounmetazocine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA particular narcotic painkiller.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  3. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. GermanMethy
  7. Englishmeth(yl)
  8. Englishmetazocine

From meth(yl) + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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