different between morphine vs paramorphine

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).

English

Etymology

para- +? morphine

Noun

paramorphine (uncountable)

1. (toxicology) A poisonous alkaloid, also known as thebaine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine; but used as a precursor for the manufacture of some medicines.

Related terms

• morphine

See also

• paramorphine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia