morphine
nounUK /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ · US /ˈmɔɹˌfin/
Etymology Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Pharmacology, Physical sciences, Sciences A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-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
- morphia
- Derived terms
31 terms
amorphinism, apomorphine, benzylmorphine, demorphinization, demorphinize, desomorphine, diacetylmorphine, dihydromorphine, ethylmorphine, hydromorphinol, methyldihydromorphine, methylmorphine, morphinate, morphined, morphinelike, morphinergic, morphinic, morphinism, morphinist, morphinization, morphinize, morphinomane, morphinomania, morphinomaniac, morphinomimetic, morphinone, neomorphine, nicomorphine, normorphine, paramorphine, pseudomorphine