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morphines

morphines is the plural 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 morphines

What is morphines the plural of?
Morphines is the plural of morphine.

Words near morphines in the dictionary

  1. morphine alkaloid
  2. morphine alkaloids
  3. morphined
  4. morphinelike
  5. morphinergic
  6. morphines
  7. morphineuse
  8. morphing
  9. morphings
  10. morphinic
  11. morphinism

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