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morphine alkaloid

morphine alkaloid noun: a group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

Noun

morphine alkaloid (plural morphine alkaloids)

  1. A group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.
    Synonyms:
    opium alkaloid

Synonyms of morphine alkaloid

Forms of morphine alkaloid

pluralmorphine alkaloids

Questions about morphine alkaloid

What does morphine alkaloid mean?
Morphine alkaloid means a group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.
What part of speech is morphine alkaloid?
Morphine alkaloid is a noun.
What is the plural of morphine alkaloid?
The plural of morphine alkaloid is morphine alkaloids.

Words near morphine alkaloid in the dictionary

  1. morphinan
  2. morphinans
  3. morphinate
  4. morphinates
  5. morphine
  6. morphine alkaloid
  7. morphine alkaloids
  8. morphined
  9. morphinelike
  10. morphinergic
  11. morphines

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