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suboxone

suboxone noun: a combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.

Noun (1)

suboxone (uncountable)

  1. A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.
    • Not far behind OxyContin is Suboxone, the brand name for a drug whose primary ingredient is buprenorphine, a semisynthetic opioid.2012 August 23, Conor Friedersdorf, quoting Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, “What OxyContin Addicts in West Virginia Tell Us About the War on Drugs”, in The Atlantic
    • I have 8 milligram Suboxone for maintenance in case I go through withdrawals.2015 June 24, Sam Esmail, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Elliot Alderson

Noun (2) capitalized: Suboxone

Suboxone (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of suboxone.

Forms of suboxone

alternative formSuboxone

Origin of suboxone

A marketing name, perhaps a blend of Subutex + naloxone.

Questions about suboxone

What does suboxone mean?
Suboxone means a combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.
What part of speech is suboxone?
Suboxone is a noun.

Words near suboxone in the dictionary

  1. subovoidal
  2. suboxic
  3. suboxidation
  4. suboxide
  5. suboxides
  6. suboxone
  7. subpack
  8. subpackage
  9. subpackaged
  10. subpackages
  11. subpackaging

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