different between codeine vs morphine
codeine
English
Etymology
From French codéine, from Ancient Greek ?????? (k?deia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) +? -ine.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??.di?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ko??di?n/
Noun
codeine (countable and uncountable, plural codeines)
- (pharmacology) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
Related terms
- morphine
Translations
References
- “codeine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “codeine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Italian
Noun
codeine f
- plural of codeina
codeine From the web:
morphine
English
Alternative forms
- morphin, morphina (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek ??????? (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??.fi?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m???fin/
Noun
morphine (countable and uncountable, plural morphines)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) 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.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:recreational drug
Derived terms
- morphinate
Translations
See also
- codeine
- heroin
References
- “morphine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “morphine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??????? (Morpheús) +? -ine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??.fin/
Noun
morphine f (uncountable)
- morphine
References
- “morphine” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading
- “morphine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
morphine From the web:
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