lau|da|num

lau|da|num
lau|da|num «L duh nuhm», noun.
1. a solution of 10 per cent opium in alcohol and water, used to lessen pain; opium tincture.
2. (formerly) any of various preparations in which opium was the main ingredient.
╂[< New Latin laudanum, alteration (perhaps by Paracelsus) of Latin lādanum; see etym. under labdanum (Cf. ↑labdanum)]

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  • Laudanum — Lau|da|num 〈n.; s; unz.; frühere Bez. für〉 schmerzstillendes Mittel, bes. Opium [<lat. ladanum, ledanum; zu leda <grch. ledos u. ledon <grch. ledon „kretisches Ziströslein“] * * * Lau|da|num [lat. ladanum (griech. le̅̓danon) = Harz oder… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • làudanum — làu|da|num Mot Esdrúixol Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • Laudanum — Lau|da|num 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Pharm.〉 schmerzstillendes Mittel, bes. Opium [Etym.: <lat. ladanum »Harz der Ledosstaude (od. Zistrose)« <grch. ledanon] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • laudanum — lau|da|num [ˈlo:dənəm US ˈlo: ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: , probably from Medieval Latin lapdanum juice obtained from a type of plant ] a substance containing the drug ↑opium, used in the past to control pain and help people …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Laudanum — Lau|da|num das; s <aus gleichbed. mlat. laudanum, wohl zu lat. ladanum, vgl. ↑Ladanum> in der mittelalterlichen Medizin Bez. für jedes Beruhigungsmittel, später für Lösung von Opium in Alkohol; Opiumtinktur (ein Beruhigungs u.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • laudanum — lau|da|num [ lɔdnəm ] noun uncount a drug containing OPIUM that was used in the past to reduce pain and help people sleep …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • laudanum — lau•da•num [[t]ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm[/t]] n. 1) pha a tincture of opium 2) Obs. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient • Etymology: 1595–1605; < NL; orig. ML var. of ladanum (see labdanum); arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name… …   From formal English to slang

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