Definitions | heroin |
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- A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as a narcotic in most of the world.
Translations: - Dutch: heroí¯ne
- French: héroí¯ne
- German: Heroin
- Spanish: heroína
Etymology: Since the 1890s from a trademark < Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (hÄrÅs) "hero" (due to the feelings of power and exaltation while under the influence of the drug).
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