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morphia |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Morphia \Mor"phi*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) Morphine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Morphine \Mor"phine\, n. [From Morpheus: cf F. morphine.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also {morphia}, and {morphina}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: morphia n : an alkaloid extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain [syn: {morphine}]
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