morphine
English
Etymology
From French morphine, from Ancient Greek Morpheus the god of dreams.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹfiːn/
Noun
morphine (countable and uncountable, plural morphines)
- A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:recreational drug
Derived terms
Translations
crystalline alkaloid
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔʁ.fin/
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References
- “morphine” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading
- “morphine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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