Levorphanol


[luh-vawr-fuh-nawl, -nol] /ləˈvɔr fəˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl/

noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.

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