morphine
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morphine
- /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ UK
- /ˈmɔɹˌfin/ US
- /ˈmoː.fiːn/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).
noun morphines · morphin · morphina
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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.
Similar: morphia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: morphia, glucuronide, heroin, avinza, kadian, ms contin, diamorphine, duramorph, statex, morphine alkaloid, methylmorphine, morphinone, morphinate, pseudomorphine, neomorphine, morpholinone
Translations
Talk about this word "morphine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morphine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. morphine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morphine "morphine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morphine.Cite this
@misc{morphine_2026,
title = {morphine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morphine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
