Meanings
nounpheneridine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA particular narcotic.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Englishpheno-
- Englishphen-
- Englishpheneridine
From phen- + -eridine (“pethidine derivative”).
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APA
pheneridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheneridine
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“pheneridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheneridine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pheneridine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheneridine.
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