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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
methadone /ˈmɛθədəʊn/

▶noun a powerful synthetic analgesic similar to morphine, used as a substitute drug in the treatment of heroin addiction.

– origin 1940s: from its chemical name, (6-di)meth(yl)a(mino-4,4-)d(iphenyl-3-heptan)one.

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