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morphine

The correct spelling is morphine.

How to pronounce morphine

noun

IPA: /ˈmɔː.fiːn/

Say it like: Mor-fin-e

The correct spelling is morphine. A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthe…

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noun

  1. 1.A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-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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