OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18359

morphine

/ˈmɔː.fiːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
morfina
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.
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