Look up: Opium

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   Opium
   Opium is a drug extracted from the seeds of the opium poppy.
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   opium
   [n] - an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
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   Opium
   Addictive narcotic drug extracted from the seed capsules of the opium poppy.
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   Opium
   Opium: An addictive narcotic drug derived from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy. Preparations of opium were called laudanum. Derivatives of laudanum include paregoric (a drug to treat diarrhea), morphine and heroin. For centuries, opium was used as a painkiller in the Middle and Far East. It gained great popularity in Europe and the European ...
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   opium
   Coagulated juice of the opium poppy Category: General
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   Opium
   O'pi·um noun [ Latin , from Greek ... poppy juice, dim. of ... vegetable juice.] (Chemistry) The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum , or white poppy. » Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules of the plant, and the best flows from the first incision. It is imported into Europe and America chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent to China from Indi ...
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   opium
   <chemistry> The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy. ... Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules of the plant, and the best flows from the first incision. It is imported into Europe and America chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is of ...
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   opium
   noun an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
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   Opium
   `Opium` is a narcotic formed from the latex released by lacerating (or `scoring`) the immature seed pods of opium poppies `(Papaver somniferum)`. It contains up to 16% morphine, an opiate alkaloid, which is most frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The resin also includes non-narcotic alkaloids, such as papaverine and noscapine. `Meconium` historically referred to related, weaker preparations made from oth...
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    opium
    (o´pe-әm) the air-dried milky exudation from unripe capsules of Papaver somniferum and P.album (the opium poppies). It contains some 25 alkaloids, the most important being codeine, morphine (from which heroin is derived), noscapine, papaverine, and thebaine, all of which can be used for their narcotic and analgesic effe...
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    Opium
    • (n.) The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.
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    opium
    narcotic drug that is obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a plant of the family Papaveraceae. (See poppy.) ... [26 related articles]
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    opium
    The air-dried milky exudation obtained by incising the unripe capsules of Papaver somniferum (family Papveraceae) or its variety, P. album. Contains some 20 alkaloids, including morphine, 9–14%; noscapine, 4–8%; codeine, 0.8–2.5%; papaverine, 0.5–2.5%; and thebaine, 0.5–2%. Used as an analgesic, hypnotic, and diaphoretic, a...
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    opium
    opium, substance derived by collecting and drying the milky juice in the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Opium varies in color from yellow to dark brown and has a characteristic odor and a bitter taste. Its chief active principle is the alkaloid morphine, a narcotic. Other c...
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