English Explanatory Dictionary

morphine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-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.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔː.fiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morphine.wav /ˈmɔɹˌfin/ /ˈmoː.fiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-morphine.wav

Word forms

morphine morphines morphin morphina

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús) French -in French -e French -ine French morphinebor. German Morphinbor. English morphine Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).

Synonyms

morphia

Related words

codeine heroin

Derived words

amorphinism apomorphine benzylmorphine demorphinization demorphinize desomorphine diacetylmorphine dihydromorphine ethylmorphine hydromorphinol methyldihydromorphine methylmorphine morphinate morphined morphinelike morphinergic morphinic morphinism morphinist morphinization morphinize morphinomane morphinomania morphinomaniac morphinomimetic morphinone neomorphine nicomorphine normorphine paramorphine pseudomorphine
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