dextromethorphan

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dex·tro·me·thor·phan

 (dĕk′strō-mə-thôr′făn)
n.
An antitussive drug, C18H25NO, that is used in its hydrobromide form and is less addictive than codeine.

[dextro- + meth- + (m)orph(in)an, structural basis for a class of opioids (morphin(e) + -an).]
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dextromethorphan

n dextrometorfano
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This means mum Lisa Duffy, 27, and dad James Duffy, also 27, are having to try and source the drug - Dextromethorphan - from abroad in the form of Delsym, which does not currently have an import certificate.
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