Meanings
nounoxymorphone (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA particular narcotic painkiller.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Englishoxy
- English(hydr)oxy
- English(dihydro)morph(ine)
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishoxymorphone
From (hydr)oxy + (dihydro)morph(ine) + -one.
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APA
oxymorphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymorphone
MLA
“oxymorphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymorphone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxymorphone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymorphone.
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