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Opiate logo #10101) Calm-inducing drug 2) Calmer 3) Calming agent 4) Causing apathy 5) Causing dullness 6) Chloral hydrate 7) Codeine 8) Deadening agent 9) Drowsiness-inducing drug 10) Drug 11) Drug from poppies 12) Drug that dulls the brain 13) Duller of the senses 14) Dulling agent 15) Dulling influence 16) Endorphin
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Opiate

Opiate logo #10101) Codeine 2) Diacetylmorphine 3) Dope 4) Fentanyl 5) Heroin 6) Laudanum 7) Morphia 8) Morphine 9) Painkiller 10) Sublimaze
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Opiate

Opiate logo #21000 In medicine, the term opiate describes any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The term opiate is often incorrectly used to describe all drugs with opium- or morphine-like pharmacological action, which are more properly classified under the broader term opioid. Semi-synthetic opi...
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Opiate logo #21002• (v. t.) To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. • (a.) Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. • (n.) Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. • (n.) Any medicine that contains opium, and has the q...
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opiate logo #21005a remedy containing or derived from opium; also any drug that induces sleep.
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opiate logo #21579A substance used to treat pain or cause sleep. Opiates are made from opium or have opium in them. Opiates bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Examples of opiates are codeine, heroin, and morphine. An opiate is a type of analgesic agent.
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opiate logo #20973<pharmacology> A remedy containing or derived from opium, also any drug that induces sleep. ... Naturally occuring basic (alkaloid) molecules with a complex fused ring structure. Have high pharmacological activity. ... See: morphine. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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opiate logo #21001(o´pe-әt) any narcotic sedative containing opium or any of its derivatives; the most common ones are codeine, heroin, methadone, and morphine. hypnotic (def. 2). endogenous opiates endorphins and enkephalins that are released by the body as a defense against pain or du...
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Opiate

Opiate logo #20972O'pi·ate adjective [ See Opium .] Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. Milton.
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Opiate

Opiate logo #20972O'pi·ate noun [ From Opium : confer French opiat .] 1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr. 2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic. 3. Anything wh...
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Opiate

Opiate logo #20972O'pi·ate transitive verb To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [ R.] Fenton.
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opiate logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′pē-āt Definitions: 1. Any preparation or derivative of opium.
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Opiate

Opiate logo #20909Opiate: A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an opiate (a synthetic opiate). Opiate drugs are narcotic sedatives that depress activity of the central nervous system, reduce pain, and induce sleep. Side effects may include oversedation, nausea, and constipation. Long- term use of opia...
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Opiate logo #21552See Narcotic Opiates are a type of narcotic derived from the opium poppy plant. They produce the effect of dulling the senses and sometimes inducing sleep. Because of these qualities, opiates are highly effective in treating back pain for short periods of time.
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opiate logo #20400[n] - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
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Opiate logo #20528Drugs whose origin is the opium poppy, including codeine and morphine.
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Opiate logo #20805Drugs derived from the opium poppy, such as heroin, that are both depressants and hallucinogens
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opiate logo #20974 noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
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opiate logo #23665[SAT terms] a narcotic drug
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