meperidine

noun

me·​per·​i·​dine mə-ˈper-ə-ˌdēn 

: a synthetic narcotic drug C₁₅H₂₁NO₂ used in the form of its hydrochloride as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic

Examples of meperidine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Includes cocaine, hydrocodone, fentanyl, Adderall, methamphetamine, oxycodone, Dexedrine, Ritalin, hydromorphone, meperidine and methadone, and others. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025

The drugs implicated were meperidine in two patients, Percodan in one, and hydromorphone in one. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 2 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

methyl + piperidine

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meperidine

• aconitine
• anopheline
• antipyrine
• bromocriptine
• chlorhexidine
• clomipramine
• creatinine
• desipramine
• guanethidine
• heterodyne
• imipramine
• neostigmine

Medical Definition

meperidine

noun

me·​per·​i·​dine mə-ˈper-ə-ˌdēn 

: a synthetic narcotic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₅H₂₁NO₂·HCl as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic

called also isonipecaine, pethidine