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oxycodone

/ˌɒk.siˈkəʊ.dəʊn/US/ˌɑk.siˈkoʊˌdoʊn/

oxycodone noun: an addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.

oxycodone: an addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and...
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Noun

oxycodone (uncountable)

  1. An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.
    • They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.2013 June 4, Dwight Garner, “A Literary Mind, Under the Spell of Drugs and a MacBook”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms of oxycodone

Origin of oxycodone

From (hydr)oxy + cod(eine) + -one.

Words formed from oxycodone

Questions about oxycodone

What does oxycodone mean?
Oxycodone means an addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.
What part of speech is oxycodone?
Oxycodone is a noun.
How do you pronounce oxycodone?
Oxycodone is pronounced /ˌɒk.siˈkəʊ.dəʊn/ (UK).

Words near oxycodone in the dictionary

  1. oxychrysazin
  2. oxycinchophen
  3. oxycline
  4. oxyclines
  5. oxyclozanide
  6. oxycodone
  7. oxycodoned
  8. oxycolchicine
  9. oxycone
  10. oxycones
  11. oxyconformer

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