hydrocodone

[ hahy-druh-koh-dohn ]

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

Origin of hydrocodone

1
First recorded in 1950–55; hydro-2 + cod(eine) + -one

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrocodone

hydrocodone

/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈkəʊdəʊn) /


noun
  1. a semi-synthetic opioid drug derived from codeine and thebaine

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