morphine

morphine
noun Etymology: French, from Morpheus Date: 1828 a bitter crystalline addictive narcotic base C17H19NO3 that is the principal alkaloid of opium and is used in the form of a soluble salt (as a hydrochloride or a sulfate) as an analgesic and sedative

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  • Morphine — Mor phine, n. [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; called also {morphia}, and {morphina}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • morphiné — morphiné, ée (entrée créée par le supplément) (mor fi né, née) adj. Terme de physiologie expérimentale. Qui a reçu dans ses tissus de la morphine. •   On prend une grenouille morphinée, HENNEGUY Etude sur l action des poisons, p. 23, Montpellier …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • morphine — (n.) chief alkaloid of opium, 1828, from Fr. morphine or Ger. Morphin (1816), name coined by German apothecary Friedrich Sertürner (1783 1840) in reference to L. MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus), Ovid s name for the god of dreams, from Gk. morphe form,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • morphine — [môr′fē əmôr′fēn΄] n. [Ger morphin or Fr morphine < ModL morphium, so named (1811) by F. W. A. Sertürner (1783 1841), Ger pharmacist < L Morpheus: see MORPHEUS] a bitter, white or colorless, crystalline narcotic alkaloid, C17H19NO3·H2O,… …   English World dictionary

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  • morphine — ► NOUN ▪ a narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain. ORIGIN named after the Roman god of sleep, Morpheus …   English terms dictionary

  • Morphine — This article is about the drug. For other meanings, see Morphine (disambiguation). Morphia redirects here. For other uses, see Morphia (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Morphinae, Morphea, or Morpholine. Morphine …   Wikipedia

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