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Definition of Diacetylmorphine

1. Noun. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush.

Definition of Diacetylmorphine

1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) The INN name for the drug heroin. ¹

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Medical Definition of Diacetylmorphine

1. (5 alpha,6 alpha)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate (ester). A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the u.s. Code of federal regulations, title 21 parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the united states by federal statute. (merck index, 11th ed) Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, narcotics. Chemical name: Morphinan-3,6-diol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl- (5alpha,6alpha)-, diacetate (ester) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diacetylmorphine

Literary usage of Diacetylmorphine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America: (The United States by United States Pharmacopoeial Convention (1820)
"On heating this solution no odor of ammonia is (ammonium salts). of A solution of about 0.02 Gm. of diacetylmorphine in 2 mils of sulphuric acia is ..."

2. Principles of Pharmacy by Henry Vinecome Arny (1917)
"HCl-r;H,O = 423.68] of the alkaloid diacetylmorphine. ... For tesis for identity and for impurities see diacetylmorphine. Remarks.—This hydrochloride is the ..."

3. Materia Medica and Therapeutics: Including Pharmacy and Pharmacology by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1917)
"The hydrochloride of the alkaloid diacetylmorphine. SOURCE. — By dissolving diacetylmorphine in Hydrochloric Acid, concentrating the solution and ..."

4. Practical Standardization by Chemical Assay of Organic Drugs and Galenicals by Albert Brown Lyons (1920)
"diacetylmorphine 302. diacetylmorphine may be most conveniently standardized ... The actual quantity of diacetylmorphine is found by subtracting this amount ..."

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