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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Morphine

/môr'-fēn/ · Mor·phine · IPA /ˈmɔɹˌfin/
01 n. A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morp…
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    A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and morphina.(Chem.) Also: morphia, morphina