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OxyContin

/ (ˌɒksɪˈkɒntɪn) /

noun trademark

an opiate drug, oxycodone hydrochloride, used as a painkiller and, illegally, as an alternative to heroin

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oxycephaly, oxychloride, oxychromatic, oxycodone, oxycodone hydrochloride, OxyContin, oxyesthesia, oxygen, oxygen acid, oxygen affinity hypoxia, oxygenase
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OxyContin
[ ŏk′sē-kŏn′tn ]

A trademark for the drug oxycodone hydrochloride.
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