diacetylmorphine

[ dahy-uh-seet-l-mawr-feen, -set-, dahy-as-i-tl- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. heroin.

diacetylmorphine

/ daɪˌæsətɪlˈmɔːfiːn /

noun

1. another name for heroin

Word History and Origins

Origin of diacetylmorphine¹

First recorded in 1870–75; diacetyl + morphine

Related Words

• dope
• drug
• narcotic
• smack