This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
laudanum
[ lawd-n-uhm, lawd-nuhm ]
/ ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a tincture of opium.
Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of laudanum
1595–1605; originally Medieval Latin variant of ladanum; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium
Words nearby laudanum
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use laudanum in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for laudanum
laudanum
/ (ˈlɔːdənəm) /
noun
a tincture of opium
(formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient
Word Origin for laudanum
C16: New Latin, name chosen by Paracelsus for a preparation probably containing opium, perhaps based on labdanum
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for laudanum
laudanum
[ lôd′n-əm ]
n.
A tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.