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naloxone
(redirected from naloxone hydrochloride)

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nal·ox·one  (nlk-sn, n-lksn)
n.
A drug, C19H21NO4, used as an antagonist to narcotic drugs, such as morphine.

[Short for N-allyldihydrohydroxynormorphinone, its chemical name.]

naloxone [nəˈlɒksəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a chemical substance that counteracts the effects of opiates by binding to opiate receptors on cells
[from N-al(lylnor)ox(ymorph)one, the chemical name]
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Noun1.naloxone - a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
narcotic antagonist - an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)


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