nitazene

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === nitazene (countable and uncountable, plural nitazenes) (uncountable, organic chemistry) A synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole. (countable, organic chemistry) Any of a group of potent synthetic opioids with a structure related to nitazene, never approved for clinical use but manufactured as illicit drugs or adulterants thereof. Hyponyms: butonitazene, clonitazene, etonitazene, isotonitazene, metonitazene, protonitazene Coordinate terms: (adulterants) fentanyl (opioid); xylazine (anesthetic) === Further reading === nitazenes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia