heroin

chemical compound; opioid most commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q60168
heroin
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heroin

Summary

heroin is a type of chemical entity[1]. heroin ranks in the top 0.19% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,071 views/month, #24 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • heroin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • heroin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)OC1C=CC2C3CC4=C5C2(C1OC5=C(C=C4)OC(=O)C)CCN3C[4].
  • heroin's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₁H₂₃NO₅[5].
  • heroin is a type of Harry[6].
  • heroin is used for medication[7].
  • heroin's Commons category is recorded as Heroin[8].
  • heroin comprises oxygen[9].
  • heroin comprises carbon[10].
  • heroin comprises black tar heroin[11].
  • heroin comprises nitrogen[12].
  • heroin comprises hydrogen[13].
  • heroin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heroin[14].
  • heroin's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online[15].
  • heroin's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • heroin's different from is recorded as Heroína Island[17].
  • heroin's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)O[C@H]1C=C[C@H]2[C@H]3CC4=C5[C@]2([C@H]1OC5=C(C=C4)OC(=O)C)CCN3C[18].
  • heroin's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+369.158'}[19].
  • heroin's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+170'}[20].
  • heroin's subject has role is recorded as opioid[21].
  • heroin's subject has role is recorded as narcotic[22].

Why It Matters

heroin ranks in the top 0.19% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,071 views/month, #24 of 12,596).[2] heroin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] heroin is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of Harry
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    Different from Heroína Island
    Has use medication
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17074, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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