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amidone definition

☆ ami·done (am′i dōn′)

noun

methadone

Etymology: Ger amidon < (dimethyl)ami(no-)d(iphenyl-heptan)one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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