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

Hospital officials reportedly found an allergy medicine inside the patient's prescription bottle, not the prescribed oxycodone, after Wolken exited the bathroom and returned the bottle for the patient to pick up, according to the case document. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

In the cases of Perry and Miller, prosecutors ultimately secured convictions for the people who supplied Perry with ketamine and Miller with cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Hayden Panettiere most likely died after ingesting a single oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl, according to a new report. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

That year, the head trainer of the Commanders was found to have been illegally distributing oxycodone to players — an unsettling reminder of the NFL's difficult history with painkillers. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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.