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1. (n.) morphine
a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C
Etymology: (1820–30; < G Morphin. See Morpheus , -ine2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) morphine, morphia
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
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1. (noun) Morphine
a bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and morphina
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Morphine
The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.
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