| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| oxycodone |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ox·y·co·done |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k s -k  dn |
| NOUN: | A narcotic alkaloid, C18H21NO4, related to codeine, used as an analgesic and a sedative chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride salt. | | ETYMOLOGY: | (hydr)oxy + cod(eine) + –one.
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