(n) a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush, Syn. diacetylmorphine
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. Syn. -- diacetyl morphine, H, horse, junk, scag, shit, smack. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
[潘金莲 / 潘金蓮, Pān Jīn liánㄆㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ] Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅, See Also: 金瓶梅#37092
[孟姜女, Mèng jiāng nǚㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄩˇ] heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body, See Also: 秦朝#65569
[贞德 / 貞德, Zhēn déㄓㄣ ㄉㄜˊ] Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English; also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan#115595
[圣女贞德 / 聖女貞德, Shèng nǚ Zhēn déㄕㄥˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄉㄜˊ] Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English; also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan