HEROIN


Meaning of HEROIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈher-ə-wən, ˈhe-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: from Heroin, a trademark

Date: 1898

: a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C 21 H 23 NO 5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the United States but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects

• her·o·in·ism -wə-ˌni-zəm noun

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