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Definition of: methadone
(meth′ə·dōn) noun
A synthetic opiate used as an analgesic and experimentally as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of addicts. Also meth′a·don (-don). [<(di)meth(yl) a(mino) d(iphenylheptan)one]
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