Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound, C17H17NO(C2H3O2)2, that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive narcotic. Also called diacetylmorphine.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A simplified spelling of heroine.
- n. Diacetyl-morphia: a remedy valuable in the treatment of various forms of respiratory disease. It allays cough and acts as a hypnotic.
Wiktionary
- n. A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) a morphine derivative,
diacetyl morphine , used to relieve severe pain and as a sedative. It is highly addictive, and its use is strictly controlled in the U.S. by federal law. It is a popular strong narcotic drug of abuse, in part because it is more soluble than morphine. It is sometimes included as one of the components of Brompton's mixture, used to control pain in terminallly ill patients.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Etymologies
- Since the 1890s from a German trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hērōs, "hero") (due to the feelings of power and exaltation while under the influence of the drug). (Wiktionary)
- German, originally a trademark. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“During a summer internship with the East Harlem Tenants Council, he discovered the drug culture and immediately immersed himself in what he calls his "heroin career.”
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“He told Cardiff Crown Court that at the time of Tony Singh's death in Newport in November 2010, he regularly smoked heroin but there was what he called a "heroin drought" in Cardiff and he couldn't use his usual supplier.”
“The core of the KLA were radical Muslim Marxists who trafficked in heroin, and were linked to bin Laden.”
Think Progress » Gingrich: Hoekstra’s Campaign Got A ‘Boost’ From Failed Airline Bomber
“His extraordinary feet in rescuing the heroin from the Shaw of Iran, by using his Bowel of N'Irthrymia, will surely peek your interest in my Chiclet novel.”
“Afghanistan prior to the Taliban was a godforsaken hellhole that lead the world in heroin production, so it effectively was a series of criminal enterprises and not a state.”
“It has ample revenues from international contributions and illicit trafficking, primarily in heroin, and very few non-military expenses.”
“Taliban resurgent, heroin is big business, and spreading to Pakistan.”
“Alcohol is a CNS depressant that reacts with quinine (a common filler in heroin).”
“I think it would be better if informed adults — ideally with a prescription or license of some sort — could obtain heroin and other opioids from a regulated, legal source than from a drug dealer selling artificially expensive (and so crime inducing) dope of unknown purity.”
Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Your Crime Control Policy On Drugs
“I.e. there is a strong supply line of heroin from the Afganistan into Russia.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘heroin’.
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Headlines & Newsmakers
frugality, environment, extinction, bible, killer, jazz, cloning, dead, god, moon, global warming, bailout and 340 more...
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Conspiracies
...And all that heavy metal.
kurt cobain, courtney love, tom grant, exodus rehab clinic, california, seattle, record industry e..., military industri..., mic, yugoslavia, heroin, credit cards and 202 more...
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illicit drugs
Different terms for illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia. Please keep chemical names to the minimum, unless they're in common usage.
reefer, spliff, grass, joint, pot, ganja, heroin, cocaine, lsd, cannabis, marijuana, peyote and 20 more...
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genericized trademarks
Trademarked names that people use to refer to the thing in general, regardless of maker.
xerox, saran wrap, play-doh, silly putty, jell-o, crapper, band-aid, sharpie, biro, bic, zippo, thermos and 81 more...
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candy cane heroin
sex, sexual, branden, rozz, candy cane, candy canes, cotton candy, may day, may, taurus, heroin, love and 134 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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What, another list?
ravishing, ravenous, pronk, brinksmanship, jaspe, mottle, chasm, testy, temperament, ponder, personally, phantom and 206 more...
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Genericide
Trademarks that have lost their character as indicators of source to become a general term for a product or service.
cellophane, aspirin, butterscotch, escalator, heroin, kerosene, thermos, yo-yo, zipper, dry ice, email, freeware and 106 more...
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soul mate
soul mate, soul mates, soul, portishead, wounded, death, depression, hurt, the cure, pain, longing, rat and 424 more...
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ASplinteredFawn's Words
psychedelic, syd barrett, heroin, amphetamines, dextroamphetamines, alprazolam, lysergic acid, clouds, trees, music, books, oscar wilde and 11 more...
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Stuffie: Shoots and Ladders
Stuffie #9. Stuff you shoot.
gun, bad guy, movie, breeze, curl, heroin, up, craps, skeet, target, arrow, game and 31 more...
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Romanesque
wth
downtrodden, skeletal, zoomorphic, lionhearted, lionism, purr, meow, pomagrant, amphetamine, �?��??り�?�, prozac, heroin and 31 more...
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stonefox's Words
lolita, nymph, mermaid, pirate, space, zombie, witch, blossom, spider, olive, italy, paris and 83 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for heroin.
reesetee I was wondering that too, u. Didn't seem like your type of word. ;-) Jul 11, 2007
uselessness Oh, I found it. It's on a Stuffie: Stuff you shoot. :-) Jul 11, 2007
uselessness I see that I'm the first person to list this word. And I have no idea why. Must find the list it's on. Jul 11, 2007
slumry No, I did not. Must know more. Thanks for the bit of knowledge. I know what you mean about almost-useless knowledge. It is fun to find a use for it, no matter how frivolous. Jul 11, 2007
reesetee S, did you know that this word was originally a trademark name? (This from my store of almost-useless knowledge.) Very interesting story. Jul 10, 2007
slumry Wordie is my heroin. Jul 10, 2007