morphine

== English == === Alternative forms === morphin, morphina (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹˌfin/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.fiːn/ === Noun === morphine (countable and uncountable, plural morphines) (biochemistry, pharmacology) 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 See also Thesaurus:recreational drug ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== codeine heroin === References === “morphine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “morphine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús) +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔʁ.fin/ === Noun === morphine f (uncountable) (biochemistry, pharmacology) morphine ==== References ==== “morphine” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35). === Further reading === “morphine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012