Morphine

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1. Noun

A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and morphina.

2. Noun

an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
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