morphine

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

morfina

tebaina

Sinónimos

morphia

opiate

dreamer

thebaine

morphina

benzylisoquinoline

white

Traducciones

morfina

morphine

Morphin

Morphium

morfina

مورفين

morfina

morfine

morfin

μορφίνη

morfina

thébaïne

مرفين

مُورْفِين

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɔː.fiːn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).