thiofentanyl

T1H4I1O1F4E1N1T1A1N1Y4L1

noun

A particular narcotic painkiller.

OriginEnglish fentanyl ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounthiofentanyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA particular narcotic painkiller.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  8. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  9. Frenchphéno-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Frenchphényle
  13. Englishphenyl
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  16. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  17. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  18. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  19. Latinaethēr
  20. GermanÄther
  21. GermanEther
  22. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  23. GermanEthy
  24. Englishethyl
  25. Englishphen(yle)th(yl)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*neyH-der.?
  27. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  28. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  29. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  30. Portugueseanil
  31. GermanAnilin
  32. Englishaniline
  33. Egyptianjmn
  34. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  35. LatinAmmōn
  36. Latinammoniacus
  37. Englishammonia
  38. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  39. Englishamide
  40. Englishanil(ide)
  41. Englishfentanyl
  42. Englishthiofentanyl

From thio- + fentanyl.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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