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krokodil

krokodil noun: the drug desomorphine.

Noun

krokodil (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The drug desomorphine.
    • But other synthetic drugs, such the ones known in the streets as bath salts, now dominate the market in Russia, while the most common sign of krokodil is the quiet devastation it has left behind.2016, Simon Shuster, Time magazine

Origin of krokodil

From the Russian крокоди́л (krokodíl, “crocodile”), because of its damaging effects on the skin, possibly related to the chemical name of the precursor α-chlorocodide. Doublet of crocodile.

Questions about krokodil

What does krokodil mean?
Krokodil means the drug desomorphine.
What part of speech is krokodil?
Krokodil is a noun.

Words near krokodil in the dictionary

  1. Krohns
  2. Krohs
  3. Krok
  4. krokets
  5. krokidolite
  6. krokodil
  7. Krokom
  8. Kroks
  9. Krol
  10. Krolak
  11. Krolaks

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