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Methadone

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Noun

1. dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin

synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Methadone

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noun
a narcotic analgesic drug similar to morphine, used to treat opiate addiction. Formula: C21H27NO

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Methadone

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noun
a synthetic narcotic drug, C21H27NO, used in medicine to treat heroin and morphine addicts: it is more potent than morphine, with a longer duration of action and milder withdrawal symptoms

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Methadone

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n.
A potent synthetic narcotic drug, C21H27NO, that is less addictive than morphine or heroin and is used as a substitute for these drugs in addiction treatment programs. It may also be used for chronic pain management.

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