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HEROIN
heroin, diacetylmorphine
(noun) a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heroin (countable and uncountable, plural heroins)
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]
Synonym: Thesaurus:heroin
Synonyms
• (chemical names): diacetylmorphine, diamorphine
• (street names): Big H, boy, brown, dope, junk, H, horse, Ron, shit, skag, smack, train, yam yam
Anagrams
• Horine, hieron, on hire
Source: Wiktionary
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