pen·taz·o·cine (pĕn-tăz'ə-sēn')
n.
A synthetic narcotic drug, C₁₉H₂₇NO, used as an analgesic, often in place of morphine.

[PENT(A)- + AZ(O)- + OC(T)- + -INE².]

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