MORPHINE


Meaning of MORPHINE in English

[mor.phine] n [F, fr. Morpheus] (1828): a bitter crystalline addictive narcotic base 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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