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heroin
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
heroin
(noun)
heroin
/
ˈ
herəwən/
noun
heroin
/
ˈ
herəwən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEROIN
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noncount
]
:
a powerful illegal drug that is made from morphine
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