her·o·in | ?her??n |
noun
a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine, often used illicitly as a narcotic producing euphoria.
Alternative name: diacetylmorphine; chemical formula: C17H17NO(C2H3O2)2.
her·o·ine | ?her??n |
noun
a woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities: she was the heroine of a materialist generation.
• the chief female character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize: Jane Austen's heroines.
• (in mythology and folklore) a woman of superhuman qualities and often semidivine origin, in particular one whose deeds were the subject of ancient Greek myths.
