meperidine
[ muh-per-i-deen, -din ]
/ məˈpɛr ɪˌdin, -dɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a narcotic compound, C15H21NO2, used as an analgesic and sedative.
Origin of meperidine
First recorded in 1945–50;
me(thyl) +
(pi)peridine
Words nearby meperidine
menéndez de avilés,
meo,
meow,
mep,
mepacrine,
meperidine,
mephibosheth,
mephistopheles,
mephitic,
mephitis,
mepivacaine hydrochloride