methadone

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: meth=a=done

CIDE DICTIONARY

methadone, n. 

 a narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in treating heroin addiction.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

methadone, n. a potent narcotic analgesic drug used to relieve severe pain, as a linctus to suppress coughs, and as a substitute for morphine or heroin.

Etymology

6-di methyl amino-4,4- diphenyl-3-heptan one

THESAURUS

methadone

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