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morphina

morphina 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

Questions about morphina

What is morphina the obsolete form of?
Morphina is the obsolete form of morphine.

Words near morphina in the dictionary

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

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