"Narcan" meaning in English

See Narcan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Narcan
  1. (pharmacology) A marketed variety of naloxone. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-Narcan-en-name-GOlbdWzl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Verb

Forms: Narcans [present, singular, third-person], Narcanning [participle, present], Narcanned [participle, past], Narcanned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|Narcans|Narcanning|Narcanned|Narcanned}} Narcan (third-person singular simple present Narcans, present participle Narcanning, simple past and past participle Narcanned)
  1. (informal, transitive) To administer Narcan to a person who is overdosing. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-Narcan-en-verb-dt4JufCs

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