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propoxyphene
pro·pox·y·phene [ prō póksə fn, prə póksə fn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
painkilling drug: a mild narcotic drug chemically similar to methadone. Use: analgesic.
[Mid-20th century. <propionic + oxy- + phen- + -ene]
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