freebase

freebase

or

free-base

(frē′bās′)

v. free·based, free·basing, free·bases

v.tr.

1. To purify (cocaine) by treating its powdered hydrochloride form with an alkaloid solution such as ammonia and then using a heated solvent to separate out the precipitate.

2. To use (cocaine purified in this way) by smoking it or by inhaling the fumes after burning it.

v.intr.

To prepare or use cocaine purified in this way.

n.

Cocaine purified by this method.

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free′bas′er n.

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