Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A narcotic drug derived from codeine, C18H21NO3, used in its bitartrate form as an analgesic and antitussive.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A narcotic opiate prescribed as an analgesic and antitussive.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[(di)hydrocod(ein)one.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hydrocodone.

Examples

  • A bag containing marijuana and 18 different-colored pills, some identified as hydrocodone, was found on the driver's seat, according to the report.

    unknown title 2009

  • - hydrocodone online - hydrocodone vicodin - hydrocodone information

    Geek Style: Optimizing Mozilla Firebird Jonathan Aquino 2004

  • Now, I have meds - an antibiotic and hydrocodone, which is supposed to be great - but I just got finished puking out my guts a few minutes ago, so I'm not sold on it yet.

    Rockin' good times at the ER moriarty6 2006

  • They also found that in Appalachia sales of hydrocodone, which is mostly sold as Vicodin, are the highest anywhere in the nation.

    CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2007 2007

  • He wrote 920,000 prescriptions last year for hydrocodone, which is commonly sold under the brand names Vicodin and Lortab, the authorities said.

    NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011

  • Reece wrote 920,000 prescriptions last year for hydrocodone, which is commonly sold under the brand names Vicodin and Lortab, authorities said.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Reece wrote 920,000 prescriptions last year for hydrocodone, which is commonly sold under the brand names Vicodin and Lortab, authorities said.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • Between April 10, 2007 and May 10, 2009, Ward used his position as a pharmacist to unlawfully obtain several drugs, among them a drug containing the painkiller hydrocodone, which is an ingredient in the narcotic of brand name Vicodin.

    marconews.com Stories MATT CLARK 2010

  • But Vicodin's narcotic ingredient is hydrocodone, which isn't available alone.

    unknown title 2009

  • But Vicodin's narcotic ingredient is hydrocodone, which isn't available alone.

    unknown title 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.