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free⋅base

[free-beys] verb, -based, -bas⋅ing, noun Slang.
–verb (used with object)
1. to purify (cocaine) by dissolving in ether, sodium hydroxide, etc., and filtering off the precipitate.
2. to ingest (freebased cocaine).
–verb (used without object)
3. to freebase cocaine.
–noun
4. freebased cocaine.
Also, free-base.


Origin:
1975–80; free + base 1


freebaser, noun
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Main Entry: 2freebase
Function: noun
: purified solid cocaine (as crack) in a form that is obtained by treating the powdered hydrochloride of cocaine with analkaloid base (as sodium bicarbonate) and that can be smoked or heated to produce vapors for inhalation;specifically : cocaine derived from its hydrochloride by treatment with ammoniaor a similar alkaloid solution followed by extraction with a solvent (as ether)
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