ractopamine

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noun

A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat.

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Meanings

nounractopamine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat.

Origin

From [Term?] + -opamine (“dopaminergic agent, dopamine derivative”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 萊克多巴胺 /莱克多巴胺
  • 萊克多巴胺 /莱克多巴胺 (láikèduōbā'àn)feed additive
French ractopamine
  • ractopaminefeed additive
German Ractopamin
  • Ractopaminfeed additive
Japanese ラクトパミン
  • ラクトパミン (rakutopamin)feed additive
Russian рактопами́н
  • рактопами́н (raktopamín)feed additive

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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