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Definition of methadone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

methadone

noun
 
/ˈmeθədəʊn/
 
/ˈmeθədəʊn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a drug that is used to treat people who are trying to stop taking the illegal drug heroinTopics Social issuesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMethadone is used before these nouns:
    • clinic
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    Word Origin1940s: from its chemical name, (6-di)meth(yl)a(mino-4,4-)d(iphenyl-3-heptan)one.
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