Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in treating heroin addiction.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
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Examples
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“Clete, sometimes you can make me wish one of us was stone drunk or down at the methadon clinic,” I said.
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“Clete, sometimes you can make me wish one of us was stone drunk or down at the methadon clinic,” I said.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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Digwydd bod yn y llys ar gyfer achos arall oedd yr hunan liwtiwr wnaeth ganfod yr achos ynghylch y fam a'r methadon yng Nghaernarfon wythnos ddiwethaf, er enghraifft.
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