oxycodone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɑk.siˈkoʊˌdoʊn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɒk.siˈkəʊ.dəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English oxy English (hydr)oxy English cod(eine) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English oxycodone From (hydr)oxy + cod(eine) + -one.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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:
Deriveds
oxycodoned · oxycotton · noroxycodone
Synonyms
Translations (7)
tr oksikodon (powerful opioid analgesic) · cmn 氧可酮 (powerful opioid analgesic) · fr oxycodone (powerful opioid analgesic) · cmn 羥考酮 /羟考酮 (powerful opioid analgesic) · fi oksikodoni (powerful opioid analgesic) · el οξυκωδόνη (powerful opioid analgesic) · hu oxikodon (powerful opioid analgesic)