nalorphine

noun

na·​lor·​phine na-ˈlȯr-ˌfēn 

: a white crystalline compound C₁₉H₂₁NO₃ that is derived from morphine and is used especially formerly as a respiratory stimulant to counteract poisoning by morphine and similar narcotic drugs

Word History

Etymology

N-allyl + morphine

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

nalorphine

noun

na·​lor·​phine nal-ˈȯr-ˌfēn 

: a white crystalline compound C₁₉H₂₁NO₃ that is derived from morphine and is used especially formerly as a respiratory stimulant to counteract poisoning by morphine and similar narcotic drugs

called also N-allylnormorphine