"methadone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛθ.əd.əʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛθ.əˌdoʊn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-methadone.wav Forms: methadones [plural]
Etymology: From (di)meth(yl)a(mino) + d(iphenyl) + (heptan)one. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dimethylamino|diphenyl|heptanone|alt1=(di)meth(yl)a(mino)|alt2=d(iphenyl)|alt3=(heptan)one}} (di)meth(yl)a(mino) + d(iphenyl) + (heptan)one Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: amidone Translations (synthetic opioid analgesic): 美沙酮 (mei⁵ saa¹ tung⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 美沙酮 (měishātóng) (Chinese Mandarin), 美沙冬 (měishādōng) (Chinese Mandarin), metadon (Czech), metadono (Esperanto), metadoni (Finnish), méthadone [feminine] (French), Methadon (German), metadono (Ido), метадон (metadon) (Kazakh), метадон (metadon) [masculine] (Macedonian), metadon [masculine] (Polish), metadona [feminine] (Spanish), metadon [neuter] (Swedish), metadon (Turkish)

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