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Meaning of carfentanil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
kɑːˈfɛn.tə.nɪl

Definitions

A narcotic painkiller that is four orders of magnitude more potent than morphine, used for tranquilizing large animals and abused as a recreational drug.

uncountable

Equivalents

Español carfentanil
Français carfentanil carfentanyl

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

carfentanyl carfentrazone carfie carfilzomib carfleet carfour

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