Freebase

Freebase refers to the standalone basic form of an alkaloid, as opposed to its salt form. Most alkaloids are unstable and corrosive in their freebase form, and thus are usually stored in salt form, such as their HCl salt.

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The term freebase is also often used to refer solely to the freebase form of cocaine, known as crack. When used as an intransitive verb, it refers to smoking crack or heroin.

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Basic: The acronym BASIC, depending on context, may stand for:...

Alkaloid: An alkaloid is a nitrogenous organic molecule that has a pharmacological effect on humans and animals. The name derives from the word alkaline; originally, the term was used to describe any nitrogen-containing base (an amine in modern terms). Alkaloids are found as secondary metabolites in plants (e...

Salt: : This article is about the general chemical term salt. For the everyday meaning, see edible salt or its main ingredient, sodium chloride. For other meanings of the word salt, see salt (disambiguation)....