different between kratom vs morphine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ??????? (grà-t??m).

Noun

kratom (countable and uncountable, plural kratoms)

1. A tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
   • 2016 October 22, Marc T. Swogger, A ban too far, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 20:

     When the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to criminalise the sale and possession of the psychoactive plant kratom, people across the country became interested in a leaf used medicinally for centuries in parts of Asia.

2. The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.

Translations

Further reading

• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kra.t?m/

Noun

kratom f

1. dative plural of krata

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)

1. (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)

1. 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).