oxycodone

English

Chemical structure of oxycodone

Etymology

From (hydr)oxy +‎ cod(eine) +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɒk.sɪˈkəʊ.dəʊn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑk.sɪˈkoʊˌdoʊn/

Noun

oxycodone (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects.

Translations

powerful opioid analgesic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 氧可酮 (yǎngkětóng), 羥考酮／羟考酮 (qiǎngkǎotóng)
Finnish: oksikodoni (fi)
French: oxycodone (fr)
Hungarian: oxikodon
Turkish: oksikodon

References

“oxycodone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“oxycodone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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