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morphin

morphin is the obsolete form of morphine.

Meaning of morphine

Noun

morphine (countable and uncountable, plural morphines)

  1. A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-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.
    Synonyms:
    morphia

Forms of morphin

pluralmorphins

Questions about morphin

What is morphin the obsolete form of?
Morphin is the obsolete form of morphine.

Words near morphin in the dictionary

  1. morphically
  2. morphiceptin
  3. morphide
  4. morphides
  5. Morphie
  6. morphin
  7. morphina
  8. morphinan
  9. morphinans
  10. morphinate
  11. morphinates

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