heroinomaniac
heroinomaniac noun: a heroin addict.
Noun
heroinomaniac (plural heroinomaniacs)
- A heroin addict.
- In his [P. Duhem’s] opinion, heroin is not only no less toxic than morphine, but the symptoms which appear in heroinomaniacs, such as weakness, prostration, leaden complexion, etc., are more marked than is the case in morphinomaniacs.1912, E. Merck’s Annual Report of Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Therapeutics, page 262
- Eycmans, Fr., suggests that heroinomaniacs may soon add to the army of neurotics, and cautions pharmacists as to the sale of these dangerous medicaments.1912, United States Congressional Serial Set, page 429
- Synonyms:
- heroinist
Examples of heroinomaniac in a sentence
- At the Sing-Sing Prison in New York, for instance, it is estimated that, of the number of prisoners addicted to narcotics, at least 75 per cent are heroinomaniacs.1924, Health Committee: Minutes, page 58:
- […]the substance is exported on a large scale to foreign countries purely for euphoric purposes, and the deprivative cure is accompanied in physically enfeebled heroinomaniacs by grave symptoms.1931, P. H. A. Wirth, transl., Phantastica: Narcotic and Stimulating Drugs; Their Use and Abuse, translation of original by Louis Lewin...
- Heroin is more and more frequently used as a substitute for morphine, and there are now almost as many heroinomaniacs as morphinomaniacs.1982 June 8, International Herald Tribune, number 30,885, Paris:
Synonyms of heroinomaniac
Forms of heroinomaniac
| plural | heroinomaniacs |
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Origin of heroinomaniac
From heroin + -o- + -maniac.
Words that rhyme with heroinomaniac
- maniac
- automaniac
- dipsomaniac
- paramaniac
- Anglomaniac
- anthomaniac
- Beatlemaniac
- bibliomaniac
- brainiac
- cocainomaniac
- decalcomaniac
- demonomaniac
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- dinomaniac
- egomaniac
- eleutheromaniac
- ergomaniac
- erotomaniac
- etheromaniac
- ethnomaniac
- Euromaniac
- flagellomaniac
- Gallomaniac
- Germanomaniac
- graphomaniac
- Grecomaniac
- hydromaniac
- hypomaniac
- hysteromaniac
- infomaniac
- kleptomaniac
- logomaniac
- megalomaniac
- melomaniac
- mentulomaniac
- metromaniac
- micromaniac
- monomaniac
- morphinomaniac
- morphiomaniac
- mythomaniac
- narcomaniac
- nymphomaniac
- oenomaniac
- oniomaniac
- orchidomaniac
- pornomaniac
- Pottermaniac
- pyromaniac
- Remainiac
- Russomaniac
- satyromaniac
- sonnettomaniac
- squandermaniac
- substratomaniac
- theatromaniac
- theomaniac
- timbromaniac
- tulipomaniac
- xenomaniac
Questions about heroinomaniac
- What does heroinomaniac mean?
- Heroinomaniac means a heroin addict.
- How do you use heroinomaniac in a sentence?
- At the Sing-Sing Prison in New York, for instance, it is estimated that, of the number of prisoners addicted to narcotics, at least 75 per cent are heroinomaniacs.
- What part of speech is heroinomaniac?
- Heroinomaniac is a noun.
- What is the plural of heroinomaniac?
- The plural of heroinomaniac is heroinomaniacs.
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