etorphinen.
/ɪˈtɔːfiːn/, /ɛˈtɔːfiːn/, U.S. /iˈtɔrˌfin/, /əˈtɔrˌfin/ Pharmacology.
A powerful narcotic analgesic chiefly used to anaesthetize and immobilize large animals.Etorphine is a synthetic opioid. Chemical formula C25H33NO4.
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1966 Lancet 6 Aug. 350/1 Approved names for Drugs... Etorphine.
1977 Lancet 23 July 178/2 Etorphine is not available for use in man but has been subject to clinical trial.
1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 Feb. 14/2 [A trainer] was disqualified for 10 years over the finding of etorphine in swab results returned by the galloper Hollydoll Girl.
2002 Guardian 14 Dec. (Weekend Suppl.) 44/1 He..had taken the precaution of doping the takhis [sc. Przewalski's horses] with etorphine, like morphine but thousands of times as strong, before the flight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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