Meanings
nounphenoperidine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA particular general anesthetic, an opioid.
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-
- English(me)peridine
- Englishphenoperidine
From pheno- + (me)peridine.
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APA
phenoperidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenoperidine
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“phenoperidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenoperidine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenoperidine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenoperidine.
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