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free base
CIDE DICTIONARY
free base, n.
- The basic form of an organic amine which is capable of forming acid salts such as hydrochlorides. [PJC]
- The basic form of a drug, often more powerful than a salt form because it is more readily absorbed into the blood stream. [PJC]
free base, v. i.
To ingest the basic form of a narcotic drug, usually by injection. [PJC]
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