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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. |
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| free·base or free-base (frē'bās') v. free·based or free-based, free·bas·ing or free-bas·ing, free·bas·es or free-bas·es v. tr.
To prepare or use cocaine purified in this way. n. Cocaine purified by this method. free'bas'er n. |
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Main Entry: 1free·base
Pronunciation: 'frE-"bAs
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -based; -bas·ing
intransitivesenses
: to prepare or use freebase cocaine freebase transitive senses
: to prepare or use (cocaine) as freebase —free·bas·er /-&r/ noun
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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