morphine

English

/ˈmɔː.fiːn/, /ˈmɔɹˌfiːn/

noun

Definitions

(pharmaceutical drug) 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French morphine borrowed from German Morphin derived from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (god of dreams, form, the god and personification of dreams).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Μορφεύς

Gloss

god of dreams, form, the god and personification of dreams

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