different between oxytocin vs oxycodone

English

Etymology

From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ???? (oxús, “swift”) + ????? (tókos, “childbirth”), from ????? (tíkt?, “I give birth”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ksi?to?s?n/, /??ksi?to?s?n/

Noun

oxytocin (countable and uncountable, plural oxytocins)

1. (biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

Coordinate terms

• isotocin
• mesotocin
• oxytocic

Translations

Further reading

• oxytocin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• oxytonic

Swedish

Noun

oxytocin n

1. (biochemistry) oxytocin

Inflection

English

Etymology

From (hydr)oxy +? cod(eine) +? -one.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k.s??k??.d??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??k.s??ko??do?n/

Noun

oxycodone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects.

Translations

References

• “oxycodone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “oxycodone”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).