heroin
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heroin
highly addictive narcotic derived from morphine: He had a hard time kicking heroin.
Not to be confused with:
heroine – courageous woman; principle female character: The heroine of the play was a great actress.
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her·o·in
(hĕr′ō-ĭn)n.
A white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound, C21H23NO5, that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive illegal narcotic. Also called diacetylmorphine.
[German, originally a trademark.]
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heroin
(ˈhɛrəʊɪn)n
1. (Pharmacology) a white odourless bitter-tasting crystalline powder related to morphine: a highly addictive narcotic. Formula: C21H23NO5. Technical names: diamorphine or diacetylmorphine
2. (Recreational Drugs) a white odourless bitter-tasting crystalline powder related to morphine: a highly addictive narcotic. Formula: C21H23NO5. Technical names: diamorphine or diacetylmorphine
[C19: coined in German as a trademark, probably from hero, referring to its aggrandizing effect on the personality]
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her•o•in
(ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn)n.
a white crystalline powder, C21H23NO5, derived from morphine, that is narcotic and addictive: manufacture or import is prohibited in the U.S. and other nations.
[1895–1900; formerly trademark; < German Heroin < Greek hērō-, s. of hḗrōs hero + German -in -in1; allegedly so called from feelings of power and euphoria that it induces]
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| Noun | 1. |  heroin - a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rushhard drug - a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative |
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heroin
[ˈherəʊɪn]A. N → heroína f (droga)
B. CPD heroin addict N → heroinómano/a m/f
heroin addiction N → adicción f a la heroína, dependencia f de la heroína, heroinomanía f
heroin user N → heroinómano/a m/f
heroin addiction N → adicción f a la heroína, dependencia f de la heroína, heroinomanía f
heroin user N → heroinómano/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
heroin
(ˈherəuin) noun a drug obtained from opium. heroína
to take heroin (not heroine).
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heroin
→ heroínaMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
her·o·in
n. heroína, diacetilomorfina, narcótico adictivo derivado de la morfina;
___ addict → heroinómano-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
heroin
n heroína, chiva (Mex, fam); black tar — heroína marrónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.