noroxymorphone
Noun
Meaning
noroxymorphone (uncountable)
(organic chemistry, medicine) A metabolite of oxycodone that is used as a spinal analgesic.
Examples
After N-demethylation of oxymorphone, noroxymorphone is further glucuronidated to noroxymorphone-3-glucuronide.
The major metabolites of oxycodone are noroxycodone (70%), noroxymorphone ("relatively high concentrations"), citation and oxymorphone (5%).