morphine, morphia
(noun) an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
morphine (countable and uncountable, plural morphines)
(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.
• See also recreational drug
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"phine, n. Etym: [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.] (Chem.)
Definition: A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and morphina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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