Definitions

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  • noun chemistry An opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.

Etymologies

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dihydrodesoxymorphine

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Examples

  • But to produce krokodil, whose medical name is desomorphine, addicts mix it with ingredients including gasoline, paint thinner, hydrochloric acid, iodine and red phosphorous, which they scrape from the striking pads on matchboxes.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • "Most people are not just looking for what desomorphine is, but how they can use it."

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • But to produce krokodil, whose medical name is desomorphine, addicts mix it with ingredients including gasoline, paint thinner, hydrochloric acid, iodine and red phosphorous, which they scrape from the striking pads on matchboxes.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • But to produce krokodil, whose medical name is desomorphine, addicts mix it with ingredients including gasoline, paint thinner, hydrochloric acid, iodine and red phosphorous, which they scrape from the striking pads on matchboxes.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • "Most people are not just looking for what desomorphine is, but how they can use it."

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • "Most people are not just looking for what desomorphine is, but how they can use it."

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • "Most people are not just looking for what desomorphine is, but how they can use it."

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • But to produce krokodil, whose medical name is desomorphine, addicts mix it with ingredients including gasoline, paint thinner, hydrochloric acid, iodine and red phosphorous, which they scrape from the striking pads on matchboxes.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • But to produce krokodil, whose medical name is desomorphine, addicts mix it with ingredients including gasoline, paint thinner, hydrochloric acid, iodine and red phosphorous, which they scrape from the striking pads on matchboxes.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • "Most people are not just looking for what desomorphine is, but how they can use it."

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

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