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methadone hydrochloride

methadone hydrochloride

5.8
A man-made medicine that helps people with heroin addiction by reducing withdrawal symptoms
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn haɪˈdrɒklɔɪd/
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translation icon : clorhidrato de metadona
  • Many patients receive daily doses of methadone hydrochloride to help suppress withdrawal symptoms.

Examples

  • The clinic prescribes methadone hydrochloride as part of its treatment program for opioid dependence.

  • The government has strict regulations regarding the distribution of methadone hydrochloride to prevent misuse.

  • Doctors often prescribe methadone hydrochloride for opioid addiction.

  • The methadone hydrochloride treatment program has helped many individuals.

  • Many patients receive daily doses of methadone hydrochloride to help suppress withdrawal symptoms.

  • The clinic prescribes methadone hydrochloride as part of its treatment program for opioid dependence.

  • The government has strict regulations regarding the distribution of methadone hydrochloride to prevent misuse.

Synonyms

methadone
vsmethadone hydrochloride
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54 5.6

A medicine that treats pain and helps people stop using heroin

is mainly used for long term maintenance of addiction rather than pain
opioid
vsmethadone hydrochloride
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33 5.1

A drug that eases pain by acting on the body's pain system and can cause addiction

is one specific synthetic drug within that broader class used for therapy
synthetic heroin
vsmethadone hydrochloride
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1 7.2

A man-made drug like morphine that helps people addicted to heroin avoid withdrawal symptoms

is the same drug presented with a different descriptive label
dolophine hydrochloride
vsmethadone hydrochloride
  • Specialized
8.8

A medicine made in a lab that treats heroin or morphine addiction by reducing withdrawal symptoms

is the official chemical name rather than a brand name

Surface Forms

methadone hydrochloride singular
methadone hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

methadone + hydrochloride

The phrase simply names the drug methadone in its hydrochloride (salt) form, so a learner who knows 'methadone' and 'hydrochloride' can derive the meaning directly. This is a compositional, technical naming pattern common in many languages rather than an idiom, making it transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Methadone hydrochloride tells the medicine's story: methadone is a man-made drug made to act like morphine, and hydrochloride shows the drug was turned into a 'salt' so it can be made into pills or liquid. That's why methadone hydrochloride today refers to the prepared medicine used to help people with opioid 'addiction' and to ease withdrawal.