Morphine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Morphine \Mor"phine\, n. [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.]
     (Chem.)
     A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium,
     possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an
     anodyne; -- called also {morphia}, and {morphina}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  morphine
       n : an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful,
           habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain [syn: {morphia}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "morphine":
     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, barbiturate, barbiturate pill,
     black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven,
     blue velvet, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine,
     codeine cough syrup, depressant, depressor, dolly, downer,
     goofball, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk,
     knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus, lullaby, mandrake,
     meperidine, methadone, morphia, narcotic, nightcap, opiate, opium,
     pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital,
     phenobarbital sodium, poppy, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, red,
     scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, sleep-bringer,
     sleep-inducer, sleep-producer, sleeper, sleeping draught,
     sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother,
     soothing syrup, soporific, tar, tranquilizer, turps, white stuff,
     yellow, yellow jacket