ENKEPHALIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("enkephalin" is a kind of...):

endorphin (a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties)

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