methadone

See also: méthadone

English

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methadone

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Etymology

From (di)meth(yl)a(mino) +‎ d(iphenyl) +‎ (heptan)one.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛθ.əd.əʊn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛθ.əˌdoʊn/

Noun

methadone (countable and uncountable, plural methadones)

1. (pharmacology) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.

   Synonym: amidone

   • 1971 March 19, Richard Severo, “Addiction: Chemistry Is the New Hope, but Degree of Its Effectiveness Is Still Disputed”, in The New York Times‎:

     But methadone is a dangerous drug. If taken orally by a nonaddict, it can cause euphoria or even death.

Derived terms

• isomethadone
• levomethadone
• normethadone

Translations

synthetic opioid analgesic

Chinese: Cantonese: 美沙酮 (mei5 saa1 tung4) Mandarin: 美沙酮 (zh) (měishātóng), 美沙冬 (měishādōng) Czech: metadon (cs) Esperanto: metadono Finnish: metadoni (fi) French: méthadone (fr) f German: Methadon (de) Ido: metadono (io) Kazakh: метадон (metadon) Macedonian: метадон m (metadon) Polish: metadon (pl) m Spanish: metadona f Swedish: metadon n Turkish: metadon

References

• “methadone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “methadone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.