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methadone definition

metha·done (met̸h′ə dōn′)

noun

a synthetic narcotic drug, CHNO, 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

Etymology: < (6 di)meth(yl)a(mino-4,4-)d(iphenyl-3-heptan)one

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