fentanyl

See also: Fentanyl

English

Chemical structure of fentanyl

Alternative forms

• fentanil

Etymology

From phen(yle)th(yl) +‎ anil(ide).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛn.tə.nɪl/, (sometimes also) [ˈfɛnʔ.nɪɫ]

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• (US, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛn.tə.nɑl/, /ˈfɛn.tə.nɔl/, [ˈfɛnʔ.nɑɫ], [ˈfɛnʔ.nɔɫ]

Noun

fentanyl (countable and uncountable, plural fentanyls)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic C₂₂H₂₈N₂O with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇ is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.
   • 1963 November 23, British Pharmacopoeia Commission, “Approved names”, in British Medical Journal, page 1327:

     Approved name ! Other names ! Action and use
     Fentanyl .. ! 1-Phenethyl-f-(N-propionylanilino)-piperidine ! Narcotic; analgesic

   • 2016 March 25, Katharine Q. Seelye, “Heroin Epidemic Is Yielding to a Deadlier Cousin: Fentanyl”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Fentanyl represents the latest wave of a rolling drug epidemic that has been fueled by prescription painkillers, as addicts continue to seek higher highs and cheaper fixes. “It started out as an opioid epidemic, then heroin, but now it’s a fentanyl epidemic,” Maura Healey, the attorney general of Massachusetts, said in an interview.

   • 2017 December 8, Kory Grow, “Lil Peep Cause of Death Revealed”, in Rolling Stone‎^[2]:

     Lil Peep died of an overdose of fentanyl and generic Xanax, according to the Pima Country Office of the Medical Examiner.

   • 2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, in NPR.org‎^[3]:

     Including, he warns, ketamine and even fentanyl. The crime syndicates have the capacity, he says, and a worldwide distribution network already in place.

   • 2023 April 6, McKenna Oxenden, “Fentanyl Contributed to Coolio’s Death, Medical Examiner Says”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN:

     Coolio, the gritty rapper best known for his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

Usage notes

• The nonstandard but widespread American tendency to mispronounce fentanyl as if it were spelled fentanol is due to confusion with names like Tylenol.

Derived terms

• fent
• fentanyl citrate
• -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”)
• fetty

Translations

painkiller

• Bulgarian: фентани́л m (fentaníl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芬太尼 (fēntàiní)

• Finnish: fentanyyli (fi)
• French: fentanyl (fr) m
• German: Fentanyl (de) n
• Greek: φαιντανύλη (el) f (faintanýli)
• Italian: fentanile m
• Japanese: フェンタニル (fentaniru)
• Kazakh: фентанил (fentanil)
• Khmer: ហ្វេនតានីល (feentaaniil)
• Russian: фентанил (ru) (fentanil)
• Spanish: fentanilo (es)
• Swedish: fentanyl c
• Turkish: fentanil

References

• “fentanyl”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “fentanyl”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• fentanyl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Alternative forms

• Fentanyl

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̃.ta.nil/

Noun

fentanyl m (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) fentanyl

Further reading

• fentanyl on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Swedish

Noun

fentanyl c

1. (pharmacology) fentanyl

Declension

Declension of fentanyl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fentanyl	fentanyls
	definite	fentanylen	fentanylens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• fentanyl in Svensk ordbok (SO)