Morphina

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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]