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diacetylmorphine

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di⋅a⋅ce⋅tyl⋅mor⋅phine

  [dahy-uh-seet-l-mawr-feen, -set-, dahy-as-i-tl-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
heroin.
Origin:
1870–75; diacetyl + morphine

her⋅o⋅in

  [her-oh-in]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C21H23NO5, derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
Also called diacetylmorphine, diamorphine.

Origin:
1895–1900; formerly trademark; < G Heroin < Gk hērō-, s. of hrōs hero + G -in -in 2 ; allegedly so called from the feelings of power and euphoria which it stimulates
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di·a·ce·tyl·mor·phine   (dī'ə-sēt'l-môr'fēn', dī-ās'ĭ-tl-)   
n.  See heroin.

[di-1 + acetyl + morphine.]
her·o·in   (hěr'ō-ĭn)   
n.  A white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound, C17H17NO(C2H3O2)2, that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive narcotic. Also called diacetylmorphine.

[German, originally a trademark.]
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Main Entry: di·ace·tyl·mor·phine
Pronunciation: -'mor-"fEn
Function: noun
: HEROIN

Main Entry: her·o·in
Pronunciation: 'her-&-w&n
Function: noun
: a strongly physiologically addictive narcoticC21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly for its euphoriceffects called also acetomorphine, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine
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diacetylmorphine di·a·ce·tyl·mor·phine (dī'ə-sēt'l-môr'fēn', dī-ās'ĭ-tl-)
n.
See heroin.

heroin her·o·in (hěr'ō-ĭn)
n.
A white, bitter, crystalline compound that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive narcotic. Also called diacetylmorphine.

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heroin   (hěr'ō-ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound, C17H17NO(C2H3O2)2, that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive narcotic.
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