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noun
  1. 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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