freebase
suomi-englanti sanakirjafreebase englanniksi
The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an alkaloid natural product, that is normally used in solution.
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2007, Jared Ledgard, ''A Laboratory History of Narcotics'', Volume 1: Amphetamines and Derivatives, page 108,
- Note: this freebase methedrine will actually be a mixture of the DL and L-forms, from which the L-form is the most common used in the preparation of methamphetamine.
The purified, dry form of certain illegal drugs, especially cocaine.
To purify a drug by crystallization.
To use a purified drug, especially cocaine, by heating it and inhaling the fumes produced.