- mor·phine
- /ˈmoɚˌfiːn/ noun [noncount]: a powerful drug made from opium that is used to reduce pain
a shot/dose of morphine
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mor|phine — «MR feen, fihn», noun. a drug made from opium, used in medicine to dull pain and to cause sleep. It is a bitter, colorless or white, crystalline alkaloid. Formula: C17H19NO3•H2O ╂[< French morphine, or German Morphin < Latin Morpheus… … Useful english dictionary
ap|o|mor|phine — «AP uh MR feen, fihn», noun. an artificial alkaloid prepared from morphine, used as an emetic. Formula: C17H17NO2 … Useful english dictionary
di|ac|e|tyl|mor|phine — «dy AS uh tuhl MR feen», noun. = heroin. (Cf. ↑heroin) … Useful english dictionary
di|a|mor|phine — «DY uh MR feen, MOHR ; fihn», noun. = heroin. (Cf. ↑heroin) … Useful english dictionary
phine — ace·to·mor·phine; al·cel·a·phine; al·lyl·nor·mor·phine; ap·o·mor·phine; ap·or·phine; cam·phine; ce·phal·o·phine; chris·to·phine; dau·phine; del·phine; di·del·phine; Dol·o·phine; el·a·phine; hemi·ram·phine; jo·se·phine; lo·phine; mor·phine;… … English syllables
morphine — mor·phine … English syllables
morphine — mor•phine [[t]ˈmɔr fin[/t]] also mor•phi•a [[t] fi ə[/t]] n. pha a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C17H19NO3∙H2O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in… … From formal English to slang
morphine — mor|phine [ˈmo:fi:n US ˈmo:r ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Morpheus; MORPHIA] a powerful and ↑addictive drug used for stopping pain and making people calmer … Dictionary of contemporary English
morphine — mor|phine [ mɔr,fin ] noun uncount a powerful drug used for reducing pain … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
