acetomorphine
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acetomorphine — ace·to·mor·phine … English syllables
acetomorphine — |asə(ˌ)tō , əˌsēd.ō noun ( s) Etymology: acet + morphine : heroin … Useful english dictionary
Heroin — Not to be confused with heroine. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). Heroin … Wikipedia
Heroin — Semisynthetic drug derived from morphine. Discovered in 1874, it was introduced commercially in 1898 by the Bayer company in Germany. The name heroin was coined from the German heroisch meaning heroic, strong. Heroin is stronger (more potent)… … Medical dictionary
diacetylmorphine — SYN: heroin. * * * di·ace·tyl·mor·phine mȯr .fēn n HEROIN * * * di·ac·e·tyl·mor·phine (di″ə se″təl morґfēn) heroin; a white, bitterish, crystalline powder, the diacetic acid ester of morphine, formerly used as an… … Medical dictionary
