morphine

[ mawr-feen ]

/ ˈmɔr fin /

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noun Pharmacology.

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 medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.

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Also mor·phi·a

[mawr-fee-uh]. /ˈmɔr fi ə/.

Origin of morphine

From the German word Morphin, dating back to 1820–30. See Morpheus, -ine²

OTHER WORDS FROM morphine

mor·phin·ic

[mawr-fin-ik], /mɔrˈfɪn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby morphine

morpheme structure condition, morphemics, Morpheus, -morphic, morphic resonance, morphine, morphing, morphinism, -morphism, morpho, morphogenesis

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How to use morphine in a sentence

The typical acidity level of the average person’s body provides ideal conditions for morphine and fentanyl to become positively charged.
Chemists think they’ve found a way to make opioids less addicting|Purbita Saha|July 17, 2021|Popular-Science
My colleagues and I have recently extended this framework to morphine.
Chemists think they’ve found a way to make opioids less addicting|Purbita Saha|July 17, 2021|Popular-Science
I’m a physical chemist interested in this problem, and my research group used computational chemistry to investigate how opioids like morphine can be redesigned to target specific pain regions without affecting the brain.
Chemists think they’ve found a way to make opioids less addicting|Purbita Saha|July 17, 2021|Popular-Science
The Medical Examiner’s Office reports a more than 200 percent year-over-year spike in accidental deaths from fentanyl, an opioid painkiller that is 100 times more powerful than morphine, across San Diego County.
Officials Scramble to Address Skyrocketing Fentanyl Deaths|Lisa Halverstadt|May 20, 2021|Voice of San Diego

Most resulted in small fines and brief suspension, though that one from 1977, for morphine, landed Baffert a one-year ban.
Bob Baffert, long horse racing’s irreverent king, sits on a precarious throne|Chuck Culpepper, Gus Garcia-Roberts|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
All the junkies try to transfer to them, for the abundance of morphine.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Strong pain medications such as morphine and ketamine did not help.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The effects of the morphine “could take four hours, it could take 12 hours.”
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People|Tim Teeman|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Queen's bloodstock adviser indicated in a statement that this is the suspected source of the morphine.
Queen's Horse Tests Positive For Morphine|Tom Sykes|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once he got accustomed to his morphine dosages, his feelings of guilt kept him from falling asleep.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As soon as it was light they sent Jim for Dr. Basset, and he gave her a strong dose of morphine.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863|Various
The morphine is separated from the same solution by shaking out with warm chloroform.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
His brother told the young medical student in charge what the doctor had said about the morphine.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The doctors were summoned, and it was only after repeated injections of morphine that the pain had been eased.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
We grow tall, we De Willoughbys, we have black eyes, we drink and we make ourselves insane with morphine.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim|Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for morphine

morphine

morphia (ˈmɔːfɪə)

/ (ˈmɔːfiːn) /

noun

an alkaloid extracted from opium: used in medicine as an analgesic and sedative, although repeated use causes addiction. Formula: C 17 H 19 NO 3

Word Origin for morphine

C19: from French, from Morpheus

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Scientific definitions for morphine

morphine

[ môr′fēn′ ]

A highly addictive drug derived from opium and used to treat intractable pain, as in severe injury or metastatic cancer.

Cultural definitions for morphine

morphine

[ (mawr-feen) ]

An addictive drug derived from opium that is used as an analgesic and sedative.

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British Dictionary definitions for morphine

morphia (ˈmɔːfɪə)

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