METHADONE

Meaning of METHADONE in English

/ ˈmeθədəʊn; NAmE -doʊn/ noun

[ U ] a drug that is used to treat people who are trying to stop taking the illegal drug heroin

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from its chemical name, (6-di)meth(yl)a(mino-4,4-)d(iphenyl-3-heptan)one .

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METHADONE — USP DI - Narcotic Analgesics For Pain Relief (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
METHADONE — also methadon noun Etymology: methyl + amino + diphenyl + -one Date: 1947 a synthetic addictive narcotic drug C 21 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METHADONE — Organic compound, a potent synthetic narcotic drug, the most effective form of treatment for addiction to heroin and other narcotics …
Английский словарь Британика
METHADONE — ˈmethəˌdōn noun also metha·don -ˌdän ( -s ) Etymology: di methyla mino- + d iphenyl (I) + heptan one : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METHADONE — /meth"euh dohn'/ , n. Pharm. a synthetic narcotic, C 21 H 28 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METHADONE — n. synthetic narcotic substitute for morphine (also methadon)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
METHADONE — noun also meth·a·don -ˌdän Etymology: meth yl + a mino + d iphenyl + -one Date: 1947 : a synthetic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METHADONE — [ 'mɛθədəʊn ] ■ noun a powerful synthetic analgesic similar to morphine, used as a substitute drug in the treatment …
Concise Oxford English vocab
METHADONE — [meth.a.done] also meth.a.don n [methyl + amino + diphenyl + -one] (1947): a synthetic addictive narcotic drug used esp. in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METHADONE — potent synthetic narcotic drug that is the most effective form of treatment for addiction to heroin and other narcotics. Methadone …
Britannica English vocabulary
METHADONE — methadone BrE AmE ˈmeθ ə dəʊn AmE \ -doʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METHADONE — meth ‧ a ‧ done /ˈmeθədəʊn $ -doʊn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: methyl + diphenyl …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
METHADONE — n. a potent narcotic analgesic drug used to relieve severe pain, as a linctus to suppress coughs, and as a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METHADONE — n. a potent narcotic analgesic drug used to relieve severe pain, as a linctus to suppress coughs, and as a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METHADONE — n. a potent narcotic analgesic drug used to relieve severe pain, as a linctus to suppress coughs, and as a …
Oxford English vocab
METHADONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Carcinoma, methadone , diabetes, depression, miscarriage and angina have poured down as unremittingly as the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
METHADONE — [noun] [U] - a drug which is often used instead of heroinMethadone is often given to heroin addicts as a …
Cambridge English vocab
METHADONE — n. Organic compound, a potent synthetic narcotic drug, the most effective form of treatment for addiction to heroin and other …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
METHADONE
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METHADONE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
METHADONE — noun Methadone is used before these nouns: ↑ clinic
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
METHADONE — ➡ drugs
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
METHADONE — an oral opioid drug used for pain therapy and to treat opiate (e.g., heroin) addiction. Methadone maintenance therapy is used …
AIDS English Glossary
METHADONE — Метадон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
METHADONE — n. Pronunciation: ' me-th ə - ˌ d ō n Variant: also meth · a · don \ - ˌ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
METHADONE ORAL — MedMaster
Drug information English vocab
METHADOSE — MedMaster - Methadone Oral USP DI - Narcotic Analgesics For Pain Relief (Systemic)
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NARCOTIC — drug that produces analgesia (pain relief), narcosis (state of stupor or sleep), and addiction (physical dependence on the drug). In …
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DRUG USE — use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates (opium, morphine, heroin), …
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DRUG ABUSE — the excessive, maladaptive, or addictive use of drugs for nonmedical purposes despite social, psychological, and physical problems that may arise …
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PSEUDONYM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB use ▪ Maybe they provided Wulfstan, who used as his pseudonym the name Lupus, …
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