morphine

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

morfina

tebaina

sinonimi

morphia

opiate

dreamer

thebaine

morphina

benzylisoquinoline

white

Traduzioni

morphine

morfina

Morphium

Morphin

morfina

morfina

مورفين

morfine

morfin

μορφίνη

morfina

thébaïne

مرفين

مُورْفِين

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmɔː.fiːn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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