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etorphine
<chemical> 6,7,8,14-tetrahydro-7-alpha-(1-hydroxy-1-methylbutyl)-6,14-endo-ethenooripavine. A narcotic analgesic morphinan used as a sedative in veterinary practice.

Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics.

Chemical name: 6,14-Ethenomorphinan-7-methanol, 4,5-epoxy-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-alpha,17-dimethyl-alpha-propyl-, (5alpha,7alpha(R))-