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Morphine
/ˈmɔː.fiːn/
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.
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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.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| morphianoun | (dated) Synonym of morphine. |
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| Word | Definition |
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| morphianoun | (dated) Synonym of morphine. |
| glucuronidenoun | (biochemistry) Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols etc that serve to remove them from the bloodstream. |
| heroinnoun | A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. |
| avinzanoun | — |
| kadiannoun | — |
| ms continnoun | (pharmacology) A particular narcotic painkiller: time-release morphine pills. |
| diamorphinenoun | (pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin. |
| duramorphnoun | — |
| statexnoun | — |
| morphine alkaloidnoun | (organic chemistry) A group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. |
| methylmorphinenoun | (organic chemistry) A methylated form of morphine. |
| morphinonenoun | (organic chemistry) An opioid, the ketone of morphine. |
| morphinatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine. |
| pseudomorphinenoun | (chemistry) An inactive natural dimerization product of the morphine molecule in tandem, and thus a common impurity in morphine concentrations. |
| neomorphinenoun | (organic chemistry) A 3-O-demethylated derivative of morphine |
| morpholinonenoun | (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ketone derived from morpholine; any derivative of this compound |
| morpholiniumnoun | (organic chemistry) The conjugate acid of morpholine. |
| morphinannoun | (chemistry) The base chemical structure of a large class of psychoactive drugs, consisting of opioid analgesics, antitussives, and dissociative hallucinogens, among others. |
| neopinonenoun | (organic chemistry) A polycyclic alkaloid related to morphine |
| butylmorpholinenoun | (organic chemistry) Any butyl derivative of morpholine |
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