[ 'lɔ:d(ə)nəm , 'lɒ- ]
■ noun an alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
Origin
C16: mod. L., perh. a var. of L. ladanum (see ladanum ).
[ 'lɔ:d(ə)nəm , 'lɒ- ]
■ noun an alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
Origin
C16: mod. L., perh. a var. of L. ladanum (see ladanum ).
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