Etymograph

English

morphine

Morphine may come from French morphine.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmorphineuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmorphineuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from French morphine

Today it means

noun 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.

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Etymograph / French morphine / morphine

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