English > heroin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush. |
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| Synonym | diacetylmorphine |
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| Narrower | big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder, skag, scag | street names for heroin |
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| Broader | hard drug | A narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely / likely to cause addiction |
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| opiate | A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative |
| Spanish | caballo, heroina, heroína, jaco |
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| Catalan | cavall, heroïna |
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