n. a solution containing morphine and prepared from opium, formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
Etymology: mod.L, the name given by Paracelsus to a costly medicament, later applied to preparations containing opium: perh. var. of LADANUM
n. a solution containing morphine and prepared from opium, formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
Etymology: mod.L, the name given by Paracelsus to a costly medicament, later applied to preparations containing opium: perh. var. of LADANUM
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012