- heroin / heroine
- Heroin is an illicit drug: Heroin is a very addicting substance.A heroine is a female hero in real life or in a story: Marge was treated like a heroine when she delivered the baby in a cab.
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heroin / heroine
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heroin / heroine — Heroin is an illicit drug: Heroin is a very addicting substance. A heroine is a female hero in real life or in a story: Marge was treated like a heroine when she delivered the baby in a cab … Confused words
heroin — heroin, heroine Both words are pronounced the same way, her oh in. The first is the drug and the second is the principal woman in a novel, play, etc. Despite their closeness of form and pronunciation, they manage to stay out of each other s way … Modern English usage
heroine — heroin, heroine Both words are pronounced the same way, her oh in. The first is the drug and the second is the principal woman in a novel, play, etc. Despite their closeness of form and pronunciation, they manage to stay out of each other s way … Modern English usage
Heroine — Héroïne Pour les articles homonymes, voir Héroïne (homonymie). Diacétylmorphine … Wikipédia en Français
Héroine — Héroïne Pour les articles homonymes, voir Héroïne (homonymie). Diacétylmorphine … Wikipédia en Français
HÉROÏNE — Dérivé diacétylé de la morphine, synthétisé en 1898 par le chimiste allemand Dreiser, l’héroïne est utilisée, dès sa découverte, comme analgésique principal dans les cas de tuberculoses incurables. C’est cet usage qui a fait d’abord la renommée… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Heroin — Chanson par The Velvet Underground extrait de l’album The Velvet Underground and Nico Pays États Unis … Wikipédia en Français
Heroin — Sn (ein Rauschgift) erw. fach. (19. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Neubildung aus gr. hērṓïos, hērõios heldenhaft in der späteren Bedeutung stark , einer Ableitung von gr. hḗrōs m. Held mit dem fachsprachlichen Suffix in. Gemeint ist ein besonders… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
heroin vs heroine — Heroin is a noun, it is a powerful illegal drug, obtained from morphine and is extremely addictive. For example: He was arrested for supplying heroin, a class A drug. Heroine is a female person who is admired for having done something very… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
heroin — , heroine The first is a dangerous drug; the second is a female hero … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
