Meanings
nounoxycodone (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.
They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.
2013 June 4, Dwight Garner, “A Literary Mind, Under the Spell of Drugs and a MacBook”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: oxy, hillbilly heroin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Englishoxy
- English(hydr)oxy
- Englishcod(eine)
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishoxycodone
From (hydr)oxy + cod(eine) + -one.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 氧可酮, 羥考酮 /羟考酮
- 氧可酮 (yǎngkětóng)powerful opioid analgesic
- 羥考酮 /羟考酮 (qiǎngkǎotóng)powerful opioid analgesic
Finnish oksikodoni
- oksikodonipowerful opioid analgesic
French oxycodone
- oxycodonepowerful opioid analgesic
Greek οξυκωδόνη
- οξυκωδόνη (oxykodóni)powerful opioid analgesic
Hungarian oxikodon
- oxikodonpowerful opioid analgesic
Turkish oksikodon
- oksikodonpowerful opioid analgesic
Cite this entry
APA
oxycodone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxycodone
MLA
“oxycodone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxycodone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxycodone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxycodone.
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