oxycodone

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Chemical structure of oxycodone
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Etymology

From (hydr)oxy +‎ cod(eine) +‎ -one.

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Noun

oxycodone (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C18H21NO4.
    Synonym: (slang) hillbilly heroin
    • 2013 June 4, Dwight Garner, “A Literary Mind, Under the Spell of Drugs and a MacBook”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.

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