hydrocodone

[ hahy-druh-koh-dohn ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈkoʊ doʊn /

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noun Pharmacology.

an opioid analgesic, C18H21NO3, used to treat moderate to severe pain.

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Words nearby hydrocodone

hydrochloric acid, hydrochloride, hydrochlorothiazide, hydrocinnamic acid, hydrocinnamic aldehyde, hydrocodone, hydrocolloid, hydrocooling, hydrocoral, hydrocortisone, hydrocrack

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How to use hydrocodone in a sentence

Morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone belong to the same major class of epoxymorphinan opioids and share nearly identical chemical structures.
Chemists think they’ve found a way to make opioids less addicting|Purbita Saha|July 17, 2021|Popular-Science
He was prescribed the opioids hydrocodone and tramadol, as well as muscle relaxants and antidepressants, she recalled.
How the VA Is Pushing Vets Into the Opioid Abyss|Alexa Beyer|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
The problem is that within three years, I took that two-and-a-half milligrams of hydrocodone, I was taking 500 milligrams of OxyContin a day.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation” (Ep. 402)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 16, 2020|Freakonomics
Zohydro is a new, government-approved, ultra-pure form of the commonly used opioid painkiller, hydrocodone.
Is The Media Marketing Pain Pills to Addicts?|Maia Szalavitz|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There was the 27-day stretch beginning on Dec. 4, 2008 in which Boogaard was prescribed 110 hydrocodone pills.
Derek Boogaard: The Player Hockey Hooked by Feeding Him Painkillers|Buzz Bissinger|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hydrocodone

hydrocodone

/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈkəʊdəʊn) /

noun

a semi-synthetic opioid drug derived from codeine and thebaine

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