diamorphine

[ dahy-uh-mawr-feen ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈmɔr fin /

noun Pharmacology.

heroin.

Origin of diamorphine

First recorded in 1910–15; dia(cetyl) + morphine

Words nearby diamorphine

diamondback, diamondback moth, diamondback rattlesnake, diamondback terrapin, diamondiferous, diamorphine, diamox, diamyl sulfide, diana, diana complex, diandrous

British Dictionary definitions for diamorphine

diamorphine
/ (ˌdaɪəˈmɔːfiːn) /

noun

a technical name for heroin