Meanings
nounpentazocine (countable and uncountable, plural pentazocines)
plural pentazocines
- countableuncountablemedicineA synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounanalgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
Similar
Talwin
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pent(enyl) + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).
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APA
pentazocine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentazocine
MLA
“pentazocine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentazocine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentazocine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentazocine.
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