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Definition of: morphine
(môr′fēn) noun Chem.
A bitter, white, crystalline, narcotic alkaloid, C17H19NO3·H2O, contained in opium and used for alleviating pain. Also mor′phi·a (-fē·ə). [<F <L Morpheus god of sleep]
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