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DIACETYLMORPHINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush

Synonyms:

diacetylmorphine; heroin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("diacetylmorphine" is a kind of...):

hard drug (a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction)

opiate (a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diacetylmorphine"):

big H; hell dust; nose drops; scag; skag; smack; thunder (street names for heroin)

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