( n. )
A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and morphina.
( n. )
A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and morphina.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012