Term: methadone
IPA: ˈmɛθ.əd.əʊn, ˈmɛθ.əˌdoʊn

{{also|méthadone}}
==English==
[[File:Methadone.svg|thumb|Chemical structure of '''methadone''']]
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|dimethylamino<alt:(di)meth(yl)a(mino)>|diphenyl<alt:d(iphenyl)>|heptanone<alt:(heptan)one>|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmɛθ.əd.əʊn/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-methadone.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmɛθ.əˌdoʊn/|a=GA}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A powerful synthetic [[analgesic]] drug wh