"methadone" in the noun sense
1. methadone, methadone hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, synthetic heroin
synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
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