methadon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

methadon
    n 1: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
         forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
         heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone
         hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride},
         {fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

methadon \methadon\, methadone \methadone\n.
   a narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming;
   used in treating heroin addiction.

   Syn: methadone hydrochloride.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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