carfentanil

English

Alternative forms

• carfentanyl

Etymology

From car(boxylate) +‎ -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈfɛn.tə.nɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/

Noun

carfentanil (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A narcotic painkiller that is four orders of magnitude more potent than morphine, used for tranquilizing large animals and abused as a recreational drug.
   • 2020, Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel, Picador (2021), page 292:

     He’d been hearing rumours lately of carfentanil in the supply line, which terrified him: one hundred times stronger than fentanyl, approved for the sole purpose of tranquilizing elephants.

Synonyms

• 4-carbomethoxyfentanyl
• (trade name) Wildnil

Translations

Translations

• French: carfentanyl (fr) m, carfentanil m
• Spanish: carfentanil m

Spanish

Noun

carfentanil m (uncountable)

1. carfentanil