morfin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- morphine noun A powerful painkiller extracted from opium, used medically to relieve severe pain.
Senses
morfin is used for these senses in English:
- morphine (biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) 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.