morphine
IPA: mˈɔrfin
noun
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
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Examples of "morphine" in Sentences
- What difference does it make when morphine is legal, when booze is legal?
- It's pretty obvious Gonzales was hoping that Ashcroft was swimming in morphine and ready to sign anything.
- Roy is in a deep state of depression and starts to tell Alexandria an epic story in order to get her to do things for him, namely steal morphine from the hospital pharmacy.
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