oxycodone

noun

oxy·​co·​done ˌäk-sē-ˈkō-ˌdōn 

: a narcotic analgesic C₁₈H₂₁NO₄ used especially in the form of its hydrochloride

Examples of oxycodone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The prescriptions included promethazine with codeine and oxycodone, a powerful opioid painkiller with a high risk of addiction and abuse, court documents show. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025

In the absence of robust education on pain physiology and management, many clinicians turn to what they were taught: opioids like hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine do indeed lessen pain and work quickly. —Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

Moore, who is from South Carolina, used his job as a pharmacist at Gastonia’s Prescriptions Plus to sell sedative alprazolam and oxycodone, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson’s office. —Ryan Oehrli july 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025

In July 2014, he was arrested for buying coke, oxycodone and morphine tablets on a New York City street corner. —Skyler Trepel, People.com, 6 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

oxy + codeine + -one

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oxycodone

• abalone
• acrimony
• alimony
• antimony
• ceremony
• chalcedony
• cicerone
• cosmogony
• eurozone
• lithopone
• macaroni
• matrimony

Medical Definition

oxycodone

noun

oxy·​co·​done -ˈkō-ˌdōn 

: a narcotic analgesic C₁₈H₂₁NO₄ used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₁NO₄·HCl to relieve moderate to severe pain

Note: Oxycodone is marketed under the trademarks OxyContin, Percocet, and Percodan.