Morphine

  • 41morphine hydrochloride — the trihydrate hydrochloride salt of morphine, having the same actions as the base; it is the form usually preferred in Germany and Great Britain …

    Medical dictionary

  • 42morphine sulfate — [USP] the pentahydrate sulfate salt of morphine, having the same actions as the base; used as an opioid analgesic, administered orally, parenterally, or rectally. It is the form usually preferred in the United States …

    Medical dictionary

  • 43morphine meconate — noun : the morphine salt of meconic acid that occurs naturally in opium …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 44morphine — noun Etymology: French, from Morpheus Date: 1828 a bitter crystalline addictive narcotic base C17H19NO3 that is the principal alkaloid of opium and is used in the form of a soluble salt (as a hydrochloride or a sulfate) as an analgesic and… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45morphine — An opioid alkaloid, isolated from opium, with a complex ring structure. It is a powerful analgesic with important medical uses, but is highly addictive. Functions by occupying the receptor sites for the natural neurotransmitter peptides,… …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 46morphine — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, barb …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 47morphine — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. narcotic, pain killer, pain reliever, anesthetic, opiate, *bang, *hocus, *joy dust, *white nurse. see drug, narcotic …

    English dictionary for students

  • 48morphine — 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

  • 49morphine — mor|phine [ mɔr,fin ] noun uncount a powerful drug used for reducing pain …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50morphine —    White crystalline alkaloid. Slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. Highly toxic, narcotic, habit forming drug …

    Forensic science glossary