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MPSC Rajyaseva 2024 GS Paper 1 — Question 62

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'हेरोईन' नावाचे अमली पदार्थ तयार करण्यासाठी कोणत्या वनस्पतीचा अर्क/लेटेक्स वापरला जातो ?

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Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, which is extracted from the latex of the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum).

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