diacetylmorphine
[dahy-
uh
-seet-l-
mawr
-feen, -set-, dahy-as-i-tl-]
/ˌdaɪ əˌsit lˈmɔr fin, -ˌsɛt-, daɪˌæs ɪ tl-/
noun
,
Pharmacology
1.
heroin
.
Origin
1870-75;
diacetyl
+
morphine
British Dictionary definitions for
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
/
daɪˌæsətɪlˈmɔːfiːn
/
noun
1.
another name for
heroin
diacetylmorphine
in Medicine
diacetylmorphine
di·a·ce·tyl·mor·phine (dī'ə-sēt'l-môr'fēn', dī-ās'ĭ-tl-)
n.
See
heroin
.